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CIP PROGRAM: 13.1001
Special Education and Teaching, General.

Summary: A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers in a collaborative or team environment. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 74 6568 12254
2021 69 6589 13711
2022 55 6824 15629
2023 78 6697 14842
2024 75 6415 14052
Change +5.41% +1.96% +21.12%

Related CIPs

13 EDUCATION.
13.10 Special Education and Teaching.
13.1001 Special Education and Teaching, General.
13.1003 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness.
13.1004 Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented.
13.1005 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances.
13.1006 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
13.1007 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities.
13.1008 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments.
13.1009 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness.
13.1011 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities.
13.1012 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments.
13.1013 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism.
13.1014 Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed.
13.1015 Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs.
13.1016 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries.
13.1017 Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs.
13.1018 Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs.
13.1019 Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs.
13.1099 Special Education and Teaching, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Special Education and Teaching, General.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Alabama A & M University2 -40.00%
Alabama State University1 -50.00%
American University of Puerto Rico7 +100.00%
American University of Puerto Rico4 +50.00%
Anderson University10 -30.00%
Arcadia University11 -
Arizona State University Campus Immersion93 +139.34%
Athens State University20 +66.67%
Auburn University at Montgomery4 -
Augsburg University6 +75.00%
Augusta University5 +160.00%
Augustana University5 -33.33%
Aurora University2 +33.33%
Austin Peay State University6 -53.85%
Ball State University2 -
Barton College2 -
Baylor University3 -50.00%
Bellarmine University23 -5.26%
Benedictine College5 -25.00%
Benedictine University3 -33.33%
Bethany Lutheran College2 -
Bethel University17 +1700.00%
Black Hills State University6 -61.11%
Bluffton University4 +10.00%
Bob Jones University7 -
Boise State University1 -
Boston University4 -50.00%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus52 +34.69%
Brescia University3 -40.00%
Bridgewater State University46 -12.90%
Brigham Young University32 -
Broward College46 -3.92%
Buena Vista University6 -33.33%
Cabrini University16 +40.91%
Calvin University7 -
Campbell University5 +166.67%
Campbellsville University6 -
Capital University21 -26.32%
Carson-Newman University6 +66.67%
Cedar Crest College4 -
Cedarville University10 +75.00%
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies10 -
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences3 -100.00%
Central State University11 +100.00%
Central Washington University7 -100.00%
Chadron State College14 +109.09%
Chaminade University of Honolulu9 +900.00%
Chestnut Hill College3 -
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania2 -100.00%
Chipola College2 +25.00%
Christian Brothers University1 -
Clemson University22 -
Coastal Carolina University13 -42.86%
College of Charleston14 -10.53%
College of Saint Mary3 -100.00%
Colorado Christian University11 +200.00%
Columbia College11 -69.23%
Columbus State University7 +200.00%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania66 -
Concord University2 -
Concordia University-Chicago3 -
Concordia University-Nebraska3 +100.00%
Concordia University-Wisconsin8 -16.67%
Cumberland University5 -100.00%
Curry College4 -33.33%
Daemen University7 -
Dakota Wesleyan University3 -33.33%
Dallas Baptist University4 -
Daytona State College4 -50.00%
DePaul University4 -28.57%
Defiance College6 -69.23%
Delaware State University7 -
Doane University8 +83.33%
Dordt University3 +100.00%
East Carolina University23 -27.78%
East Central University1 -87.50%
East Tennessee State University17 -25.00%
Eastern Illinois University24 -
Eastern Kentucky University7 +12.50%
Eastern Oregon University1 -
Eastern University1 -
Eastern Washington University20 -21.43%
Elizabeth City State University4 -
Elmhurst University11 +66.67%
Elon University11 -35.29%
Erskine College1 -
Eureka College8 +300.00%
Evangel University1 -
Fisk University2 -
Fitchburg State University9 +100.00%
Florida Atlantic University7 -18.18%
Florida Gulf Coast University8 -66.67%
Florida International University59 +63.64%
Florida State University15 -58.06%
Fontbonne University8 -42.86%
Freed-Hardeman University4 -
George Mason University15 -
Georgia College & State University15 -33.33%
Georgia Gwinnett College11 +53.33%
Georgia Southern University8 -8.70%
Georgia Southwestern State University6 -16.67%
Georgia State University15 -
Gonzaga University12 -
Goshen College4 -
Grace College and Theological Seminary6 -50.00%
Grand Canyon University458 +22.29%
Grand Valley State University55 -17.31%
Greenville University2 -50.00%
Grove City College11 -21.05%
Hannibal-LaGrange University3 -
Harding University5 -
Hastings College7 +33.33%
Henderson State University3 -
High Point University11 +40.00%
Holy Family University20 -
Huntington University5 -
Idaho State University3 -
Illinois State University151 -3.29%
Indian River State College7 -55.56%
Indiana State University11 +140.00%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus5 -
Indiana University-Bloomington25 -35.71%
Indiana University-South Bend4 -25.00%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion13 -70.00%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo16 +62.50%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas2 +50.00%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo1 -
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro5 +150.00%
Jacksonville State University17 -27.27%
James Madison University30 -
Johnson University1 -
Kean University1 -97.96%
Kent State University at Kent47 -24.19%
King's College9 -
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania66 +16.42%
Lake Erie College5 +166.67%
Lake Superior State University6 -
Lander University7 -10.00%
Lebanon Valley College21 -28.57%
Lees-McRae College1 -50.00%
Lesley University5 -
Lewis University21 +72.73%
Liberty University78 -24.24%
Lincoln Memorial University2 +50.00%
Lindenwood University5 +1100.00%
Lipscomb University2 -66.67%
Loyola University Chicago10 -28.57%
Marian University2 -66.67%
Mars Hill University3 +500.00%
Martin Luther College2 +100.00%
Marymount University1 +33.33%
Mayville State University7 +133.33%
Merrimack College1 -
Metropolitan State University of Denver11 -20.00%
Miami Dade College31 +17.02%
Miami University-Oxford25 -10.71%
Middle Tennessee State University10 -52.94%
Midwestern State University6 -25.00%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania52 +14.75%
Minnesota State University-Mankato29 -5.88%
Minot State University33 +225.00%
Mississippi State University25 +50.00%
Missouri State University-Springfield20 -8.70%
Missouri Western State University5 -
Monmouth University4 -
Montana State University Billings9 -16.67%
Moravian University12 -
Morehead State University32 -4.26%
Morningside University6 +75.00%
Mount Marty University2 -50.00%
Mount St. Joseph University26 +40.00%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University2 +140.00%
Murray State University30 +22.22%
Muskingum University10 +133.33%
National University1 -57.14%
Nazareth University37 +18.75%
Nebraska Wesleyan University6 +33.33%
Nevada State University16 -
New England College1 -
New Mexico Highlands University21 +200.00%
New Mexico State University-Main Campus11 +150.00%
Norfolk State University1 -
North Carolina Wesleyan University3 -
Northeastern Illinois University26 -
Northern Arizona University86 -12.73%
Northern Illinois University48 -13.04%
Northern Kentucky University11 -40.00%
Northern State University12 +100.00%
Oakland City University4 -
Ohio Dominican University4 -
Ohio State University-Main Campus21 -8.33%
Ohio University-Main Campus45 +25.00%
Ohio Wesleyan University3 -
Old Dominion University36 -
Olivet Nazarene University6 +200.00%
Otterbein University1 -
Our Lady of the Lake University3 -100.00%
Pace University2 +420.00%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus16 -
Pennsylvania Western University10 -
Peru State College4 -40.00%
Pfeiffer University1 -100.00%
Point Park University1 -
Point University1 -
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez1 -50.00%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce1 -40.00%
Portland State University13 -
Presbyterian College2 -
Providence College40 -31.37%
Quincy University4 +50.00%
Rivier University5 +700.00%
Robert Morris University2 -
Roberts Wesleyan University4 -25.00%
Rockford University7 -33.33%
Roosevelt University14 +525.00%
SUNY Brockport45 -7.69%
SUNY Buffalo State University17 +26.67%
SUNY Old Westbury7 +150.00%
SUNY at Fredonia30 +140.00%
Saginaw Valley State University65 +382.35%
Saint Cloud State University10 -66.67%
Saint Joseph's University25 -3.13%
Saint Martin's University3 +50.00%
Salve Regina University11 +28.57%
Seattle Pacific University7 -66.67%
Seton Hall University20 -21.05%
Siena Heights University1 +200.00%
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania106 +7.53%
South Carolina State University1 -100.00%
South Georgia State College23 -
Southeast Missouri State University20 +73.68%
Southeastern University2 -77.27%
Southern Connecticut State University36 -10.53%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale26 +63.64%
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville20 +31.25%
Southwest Minnesota State University16 +63.64%
Southwestern Oklahoma State University7 -33.33%
Spalding University1 -
St Bonaventure University24 +45.45%
St Petersburg College7 +50.00%
St. Andrews University1 -25.00%
St. Joseph's University-New York181 +952.63%
St. Thomas Aquinas College4 -100.00%
Stillman College3 -
Stonehill College3 -
Susquehanna University3 -
Tennessee Technological University18 -27.27%
Tennessee Wesleyan University1 +300.00%
Texas A & M University-Commerce4 -62.50%
The College of New Jersey63 +52.08%
The College of Saint Rose8 -
The University of Alabama37 -8.70%
The University of Findlay7 +75.00%
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville24 -24.00%
The University of Texas at San Antonio1 -68.97%
Thomas More University8 -
Towson University13 -31.82%
Trevecca Nazarene University3 -
Trinity Christian College13 +15.00%
Tusculum University3 -
Union University5 -50.00%
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas3 -
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus3 -
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus1 -71.43%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus4 -71.43%
Universidad Central de Bayamon1 -
University of Akron Main Campus13 +33.33%
University of Alaska Southeast6 -33.33%
University of Arizona12 -58.49%
University of Arkansas18 +26.67%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock2 +20.00%
University of Central Arkansas11 -12.50%
University of Central Florida35 +150.00%
University of Central Missouri19 +10.53%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus25 -10.34%
University of Connecticut16 -20.00%
University of Dayton11 -36.00%
University of Evansville1 -50.00%
University of Georgia31 -21.15%
University of Hartford16 -32.26%
University of Hawaii at Manoa22 +27.27%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign24 -29.63%
University of Kentucky14 -48.15%
University of Lynchburg3 -
University of Maine at Farmington6 -63.64%
University of Maryland Eastern Shore6 +66.67%
University of Maryland-College Park9 -50.00%
University of Memphis70 +11.11%
University of Michigan-Dearborn4 -25.00%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities24 -7.41%
University of Mississippi10 +30.00%
University of Missouri-Columbia20 -25.93%
University of Mount Olive1 -66.67%
University of Nebraska at Kearney15 -66.67%
University of Nebraska at Omaha6 -40.00%
University of Nevada-Las Vegas55 +16.00%
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online1 -
University of New Mexico-Main Campus18 -80.00%
University of North Carolina Wilmington3 +100.00%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte36 +21.74%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro14 -40.00%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke7 -
University of North Florida16 +60.00%
University of Northern Colorado30 -31.82%
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus9 -18.18%
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey5 -66.67%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras29 -
University of Rio Grande22 -
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne1 +20.00%
University of Saint Joseph11 +20.00%
University of Sioux Falls3 +100.00%
University of South Carolina Aiken6 -62.50%
University of South Carolina-Upstate4 -44.44%
University of South Dakota14 +8.33%
University of South Florida5 -70.00%
University of Southern Mississippi11 +22.22%
University of St Francis4 -16.67%
University of Toledo13 -14.29%
University of Utah15 -55.00%
University of Virginia-Main Campus6 -
University of West Alabama8 +1300.00%
University of West Florida38 -9.09%
University of West Georgia8 +77.78%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire84 +24.19%
University of Wisconsin-Madison32 +109.09%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee12 +36.36%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh41 -46.48%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside4 -
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point37 -
University of Wisconsin-Stout32 +86.67%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater37 -
University of the District of Columbia2 -
University of the Southwest3 -25.00%
Utah State University86 -55.56%
Utica University1 -66.67%
Valdosta State University6 +50.00%
Vanderbilt University9 -7.69%
Vermont State University1 -
Vincennes University11 -47.83%
Virginia Commonwealth University6 -
Virginia State University1 -
Virginia Union University1 -80.00%
Warner University1 -
Wayne State College27 -3.85%
Wayne State University11 +6.67%
Weber State University13 +11.11%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania57 -32.12%
West Virginia Wesleyan College4 -
Western Carolina University19 -29.41%
Western Governors University667 +21.71%
Western Illinois University3 -57.14%
Western Kentucky University28 -18.18%
Western New Mexico University3 -
Western Washington University97 +24.36%
Westfield State University12 -46.43%
Whitworth University4 -40.00%
Wilkes University3 -
Wilson College1 -
Winona State University27 -40.00%
Winthrop University13 -23.08%
Wisconsin Lutheran College2 +50.00%
Xavier University7 -
York University3 -100.00%
Youngstown State University7 -5.56%