General Special Education at Western Governors University

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. In 2021, 836 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from WGU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at WGU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online General Special Education Schools	1
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
	93
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	132
	133
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	190

In 2021, 420 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from WGU. This makes it the #4 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 81% 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	6
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	680
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

WGU General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 420 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from WGU. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from WGU, 79% 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	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	330
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

WGU 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.