General Special Education at Georgia State University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at Georgia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Georgia State.

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 State General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Georgia State General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Georgia State 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 Georgia State 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 Popular General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	104
	161
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	187
	197
	284
Best General Special Education Schools	291
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	298
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Georgia State. This makes it the #105 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The teaching students with disabilities program at Georgia State awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Georgia 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	5
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgia State General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a master’s in teaching students with disabilities from Georgia State in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgia State 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

• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments

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 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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.