General Special Education at Utah State University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at Utah State University stacks up to those at other schools.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students received a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from USU.

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.

USU 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

USU General Special Education Rankings

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

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 USU 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 Focused General Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
	36
	56
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Focused General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	107
Best General Special Education Schools	152
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	271
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	330

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from USU. This makes it the #331 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 USU

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

USU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USU General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 6 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from USU, 100% 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 Utah State University 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USU 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.