General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. In 2021, 51 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison.

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.

UW - Madison 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

UW - Madison General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Madison performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UW - Madison 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
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best General Special Education Schools	12
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
	34
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
	40
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	66
	96
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	179
Best Value General Special Education Schools	302
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	489

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UW - Madison. This makes it the #210 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Madison, about 2% were men and 98% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Madison General Special Education Master’s Program

The teaching students with disabilities program at UW - Madison awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UW - Madison, 67% 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 3 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,640	$56,210
Special Education Professors	1,350	$53,310
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,050	$55,350
Special Education Teachers	190	$63,010
Special Education Preschool Teachers	110	$45,780

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.