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Special Education at University of West Alabama

Here is an overview of this program at UWA. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Special Education Degrees Available at UWA

The table below lists every degree level granted in special education at UWA, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	12
Master’s	94
Professional Certificate	21

UWA Special Education Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of West Alabama conferred 12 bachelor’s degrees in special education.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UWA is not yet ranked for special education at the bachelor’s level.

Salary of Special Education Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Special Education majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from UWA go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $54,699 a year. This is above $53,010, the median for all majors at UWA.

UWA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,100	$18,200
Fees	$1,890	$1,890

Find out more about UWA tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special education bachelor’s degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The majority of special education bachelor’s degree graduates at UWA were White. About 83% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of West Alabama with a bachelor’s in special education.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

Special Education and Teaching, General (Bachelor’s)

UWA conferred 12 bachelor’s degrees in special education and teaching, general recently — 83% to women and 17% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (83%).

Graduate Study in Special Education at UWA

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at UWA. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	94
Professional Certificate	21

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Jet Lowe under License More about our data sources and methodologies.