by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Special Education is a concentration offered under the special education major at Western Governors University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in teaching students with disabilities, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,380 | $6,380 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
| Books and Supplies | $200 | $200 |
Learn more about WGU tuition and fees.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WGU offers online option in its teaching students with disabilities bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the teaching students with disabilities students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 89.7%.
Around 15.3% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor’s degree recipients at WGU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 26 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 620 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 42 |
*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.
