General Special Education at George Mason University
GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.
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.
GMU 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 GMU
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.
For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
GMU General Special Education Rankings
The teaching students with disabilities major at GMU 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.
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at GMU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at George Mason University.
GMU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
GMU General Special Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from GMU, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 42 |
Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
White | 137 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 23 |
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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
---|---|---|
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers | 5,870 | $66,790 |
Special Education Professors | 4,110 | $61,890 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers | 3,150 | $72,960 |
Special Education Teachers | 2,220 | $78,340 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 600 | $66,470 |
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 Lucien Dalarun under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.