Special Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. Of the 368 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 105 of them were special education majors.

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.

WCUPA Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at WCUPA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

WCUPA does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

WCUPA Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how WCUPA performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at WCUPA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Special Education Schools	31
Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	39
	41
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	74
	93
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	95
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	115
	122
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	132
Most Focused Special Education Schools	169

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in special ed from WCUPA. This makes it the #116 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from WCUPA Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCUPA is $43,057. This is 11% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 105 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from WCUPA in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	94
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WCUPA Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a master's degree in special ed from WCUPA. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from WCUPA, 93% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WCUPA also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	145
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	7

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Education Philosophy
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors	8,510	$63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,010	$66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,390	$69,040
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Special Education Preschool Teachers	570	$54,160

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.