General Special Education at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,734.

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.

University of West Alabama General Special Education Degrees Available

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

University of West Alabama General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at University of West Alabama 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at University of West Alabama 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 West Alabama with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of West Alabama General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from University of West Alabama, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 AL, the home state for University of West Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	820	$49,320
Special Education Professors	450	$46,810
Middle School Special Education Teachers	380	$54,090
Special Education Preschool Teachers	140	$46,580
Special Education Teachers	50	$60,840

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 Jet Lowe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.