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Special Education at University of Wyoming

Special Education at University of Wyoming

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

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.

UW Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

UW Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at UW 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 UW

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

UW Special Education Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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