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General Special Education at Western Michigan University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

WMU General Special Education Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU General Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their master's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from WMU, 83% 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 Michigan University with a master'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 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 2,460 $66,820
Special Education Teachers 1,880 $72,670
Special Education Professors 1,830 $63,700
Middle School Special Education Teachers 660 $61,540
Special Education Preschool Teachers 410 $64,300

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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