General Special Education at Georgia College & State University

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

Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and approximately 6,873 students attend the school each year. Of the 71 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia College & State University in 2021, 13 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.

Georgia College General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Georgia College General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Georgia College 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 Georgia College 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 Focused General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Most Popular General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	20
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	97
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	99
	114
Best General Special Education Schools	124
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	141
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	190
	202

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Georgia College. This makes it the #142 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Georgia College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Georgia College & State University.

Georgia College General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Georgia College. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Georgia College 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 Georgia College & State University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia College General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Georgia College. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Georgia College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Georgia College, 64% were white. This is typical 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 Georgia College & State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia College 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

• Other Special Education & Teaching

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 GA, the home state for Georgia College & State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,180	$55,160
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,040	$59,410
Special Education Professors	3,410	$58,260
Special Education Teachers	870	$58,010
Special Education Preschool Teachers	220	$52,360

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.