General Special Education at Western Governors University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year.

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.

WGU 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 WGU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WGU does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WGU General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at WGU 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

90% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at WGU 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 Governors University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	518
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	77

WGU General Special Education Master’s Program

82% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. WGU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from WGU, 72% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	132
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

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 Western Governors 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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