Special Education at University of Wyoming
UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.
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.
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UW Special Education Degrees Available
Online Classes Are Available at UW
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
UW does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
UW Special Education Rankings
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.
Concentrations Within Special Education
If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
- Multilingual Education
- Other Education
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Teaching English or French
- Student Counseling
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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.
Occupation | Jobs in WY | Average Salary in WY |
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Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers | 600 | $60,790 |
Special Education Professors | 370 | $60,160 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers | 260 | $60,380 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 80 | $64,120 |
Interpreters and Translators | 30 | $48,750 |
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 ProgWork1 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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