General Special Education at Whitworth University

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

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 2,756 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from Whitworth.

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.

Whitworth General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Whitworth General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Whitworth 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 Whitworth 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 Master’s Degree Schools	32
	41
Best Value General Special Education Schools	58
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best General Special Education Schools	65
	79
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Whitworth. This makes it the #196 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Whitworth, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Whitworth General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Whitworth. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Whitworth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Whitworth, 82% 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 Whitworth University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Whitworth 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

• Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented

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 WA, the home state for Whitworth University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	4,570	$65,400
Special Education Professors	2,120	$66,400
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,210	$64,220
Special Education Preschool Teachers	660	$63,400
Special Education Teachers	120	$59,520

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
• Image Credit: By Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.