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General Special Education at Eastern Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Special Education, consider the program at Eastern Michigan University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 41 general special education degrees were granted at Eastern Michigan University.

Studying Online at Eastern Michigan University

Online coursework is an option at Eastern Michigan University. Among 12,631 students, 2,172 (17%) studied exclusively online and 5,524 (44%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at Eastern Michigan University

These rankings give you a sense of how Eastern Michigan University’s General Special Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Michigan	#5 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#8 of 8
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#36 of 63
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#52 of 61
Best Value	Nationwide	#231 of 404
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#305 of 351

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Special Education graduates at Eastern Michigan University, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at Eastern Michigan University are 71% women (29) and 29% men (12).

General Special Education Master’s Program at Eastern Michigan University

Of the 37 master’s general special education graduates at Eastern Michigan University, 73% were women (27) and 27% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Eastern Michigan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	31
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 16% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Eastern Michigan University, below the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Students who finish General Special Education program at Eastern Michigan University go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.