Special Education at Auburn University

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Auburn University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 76 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

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.

Auburn Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Auburn offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Auburn 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 Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	29
Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	98
	112
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	193
	222
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	326
	387
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	433
Best Value Special Education Schools	496
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	510

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Auburn. This makes it the #327 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Auburn Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $35,666. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from Auburn in 2021, 1% were men and 99% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Auburn 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 with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Auburn Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Auburn, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at Auburn University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Special Education & Teaching	90

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

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.

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.