General Special Education at University of Utah

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what University of Utah has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from U of U.

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

U of U General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Doctorate Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

U of U General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at U of U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at U of U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
	13
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
	58
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	65
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	66
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	104
	107
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
	145
Best General Special Education Schools	163
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	258
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	260
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298
Best Value General Special Education Schools	325
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	363

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from U of U. This makes it the #67 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at U of U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at University of Utah.

U of U General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at U of U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Utah with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U of U General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from U of U. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from U of U, 92% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Utah with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U of U also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,490	$46,320
Special Education Professors	1,170	$46,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers	630	$50,620
Special Education Preschool Teachers	270	$48,260
Special Education Teachers	80	$72,290

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.