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Special Education at Athens State University

Special Education at Athens State University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Athens State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and has a total student population of 2,867.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Athens State University Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Athens State University Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Athens State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Athens State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Athens State University.

Athens State University Special Education Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Athens State University since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Athens State University 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 Athens State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Athens State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 20

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 820 $49,320
Special Education Professors 450 $46,810
Middle School Special Education Teachers 380 $54,090
Interpreters and Translators 250 $40,510
Special Education Preschool Teachers 140 $46,580

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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