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Special Education at Georgia Gwinnett College

If you plan to study Special Education, consider the program at Georgia Gwinnett College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Gwinnett College is in Lawrenceville, GA.

During the most recent reporting year, 20 special education degrees were awarded at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Online & Distance Learning at Georgia Gwinnett College

Distance learning is available at Georgia Gwinnett College. Among 12,230 students, 1,916 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,069 (50%) took at least some classes online.

Special Education Rankings at Georgia Gwinnett College

These rankings give you a sense of how Georgia Gwinnett College’s Special Education program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Georgia	#2 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#4 of 14
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#16 of 95
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#28 of 96
Best Value	Nationwide	#97 of 486
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#229 of 491

Earnings for Special Education Graduates from Georgia Gwinnett College

Those who finish Georgia Gwinnett College’s Special Education program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$43,344
2 years	$40,821
4 years	$46,788

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Special Education graduates from Georgia Gwinnett College take home a median $46,788, compared with $51,737 for all Georgia Gwinnett College graduates — about 10% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Special Education graduates at Georgia Gwinnett College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Special Education graduates at Georgia Gwinnett College are 100% women (20) and 0% men (0).

Special Education Bachelor’s Program at Georgia Gwinnett College

Among the 20 bachelor’s special education graduates at Georgia Gwinnett College, 100% were women (20) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	4
Asian	3
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Gwinnett College, above the national average of 20%.*

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

More Specific Special Education Concentrations at Georgia Gwinnett College

This Special Education program at Georgia Gwinnett College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Special Education	20

Highest-Paying Careers for Special Education Graduates

Students who finish Special Education program at Georgia Gwinnett College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
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
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
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.