General Special Education at Wayne State College

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 Wayne State College stacks up to those at other schools.

WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and approximately 4,202 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from WSC.

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.

WSC General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WSC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

WSC does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

WSC General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how WSC 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 WSC 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 Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	51
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	89
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	117
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	176

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from WSC. This makes it the #177 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at WSC

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

WSC General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Special Education from WSC in 2020-2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at WSC 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 Wayne State College with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSC General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their master's degree from WSC. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. WSC 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 WSC, 80% 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 Wayne State College with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WSC also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student 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 NE, the home state for Wayne State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,150	$57,870
Special Education Professors	1,010	$59,490
Middle School Special Education Teachers	570	$58,360
Special Education Preschool Teachers	150	$55,900
Special Education Teachers	70	$60,060

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.