Special Education at Auburn University at Montgomery

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 Auburn University at Montgomery stacks up to those at other schools.

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and approximately 5,212 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from AUM.

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.

AUM Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

AUM Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how AUM performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at AUM 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	62
	88
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	105
Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	135
Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	160
	189
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
	245
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
	330
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332
Most Focused Special Education Schools	341
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	341
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	380
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	417
Most Popular Special Education Schools	425
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	427
Best Value Special Education Schools	467
Best Special Education Schools	575

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in special ed from AUM. This makes it the #418 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at AUM

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

AUM Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from AUM, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at AUM 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 Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AUM Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in special ed from AUM. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AUM also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at Auburn University at Montgomery. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Auburn University at Montgomery. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	17

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 Auburn University at Montgomery.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.