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General Special Education at Western Kentucky University

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General Special Education at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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.

WKU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

WKU General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at WKU 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 WKU 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 Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 172
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 245
260
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 334
Best General Special Education Schools 458
Best Value General Special Education Schools 467
499

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from WKU. This makes it the #231 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their bachelor's degree from WKU. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WKU General Special Education Master’s Program

92% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their master's degree from WKU. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from WKU, 85% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 3,250 $54,010
Special Education Professors 2,280 $54,940
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,430 $54,020
Special Education Teachers 510 $58,910
Special Education Preschool Teachers 140 $53,420

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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