General Special Education at Georgia Southwestern State University

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Georgia Southwestern State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from GSW.

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.

GSW General Special Education Degrees Available

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

GSW General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at GSW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at GSW 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 Master’s Degree Schools	95
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	131
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	221
Best Value General Special Education Schools	230
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
	246
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
	249
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	291
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	296
	369
Best General Special Education Schools	408

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from GSW. This makes it the #222 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from GSW. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at GSW 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 Southwestern State 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSW General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from GSW, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southwestern State 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	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSW 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern 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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.