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General Special Education at Wilmington University

General Special Education at Wilmington University

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Wilmington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and has a total student population of 14,769.

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.

Wilmington University General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wilmington University offers distance education options for teaching students with disabilities at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Wilmington University General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University General Special Education Master’s Program

81% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Wilmington University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Wilmington University, 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 Wilmington 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 24
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 89
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation Jobs in DE Average Salary in DE
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,090 $61,010
Special Education Professors 270 $64,680
Middle School Special Education Teachers 130 $67,430

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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