Special Education at University of South Carolina - Upstate

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if University of South Carolina - Upstate is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 6,038.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

USC Upstate Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

USC Upstate Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at USC Upstate is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Special Ed Student Demographics at USC Upstate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at University of South Carolina - Upstate.

USC Upstate Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at USC Upstate are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Upstate with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USC Upstate Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Upstate with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at University of South Carolina - Upstate. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Carolina - Upstate. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	5

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Upstate.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,040	$56,960
Special Education Professors	1,480	$55,560
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,170	$53,320
Interpreters and Translators	460	$44,950
Special Education Teachers	380	$62,740

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.