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General Special Education at Western Carolina University

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General Special Education at Western Carolina University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Western Carolina University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

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.

WCU General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

WCU General Special Education Rankings

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

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 teaching students with disabilities major at WCU 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 13
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 75
182
Most Popular General Special Education Schools 263
313
Most Focused General Special Education Schools 395

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
The teaching students with disabilities program at WCU awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WCU also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 7,080 $47,760
Special Education Professors 4,350 $48,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,950 $49,180
Special Education Preschool Teachers 580 $50,490
Special Education Teachers 70 $45,670

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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