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General Special Education at Eastern Kentucky University

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Eastern Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. In 2021, 18 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern.

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

Eastern General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Eastern offers distance education options for teaching students with disabilities at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Eastern General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Eastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 teaching students with disabilities major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 102
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 118
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 184
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 191
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 194
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 236
Most Focused General Special Education Schools 250
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 265
Best Value General Special Education Schools 341
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 376
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Best General Special Education Schools 504

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Eastern. This makes it the #119 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Eastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

Eastern General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The teaching students with disabilities program at Eastern awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Eastern General Special Education Master’s Program

87% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Eastern. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Eastern, 100% 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Eastern also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 3,250 $54,010
Special Education Professors 2,280 $54,940
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,430 $54,020
Special Education Teachers 510 $58,910
Special Education Preschool Teachers 140 $53,420

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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