General Special Education at Freed-Hardeman University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Freed-Hardeman University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and approximately 2,188 students attend the school each year. Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Freed-Hardeman University in 2021, 2 of them were general special education majors.

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.

FHU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

FHU General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how FHU 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 teaching students with disabilities major at FHU 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
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	60
Best Value General Special Education Schools	107
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	146
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	200
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	205
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	213
	229
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
	297
Best General Special Education Schools	301
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	330
	409
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	424

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from FHU. This makes it the #331 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from FHU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at FHU 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 Freed-Hardeman University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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

FHU General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in teaching students with disabilities from FHU in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Freed-Hardeman University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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

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

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	4,180	$52,350
Special Education Professors	3,360	$54,010
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,080	$52,410
Special Education Teachers	650	$57,580
Special Education Preschool Teachers	260	$48,000

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 Skye Marthaler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.