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General Special Education at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grand Valley State University is in Allendale, MI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 71 general special education degrees were granted at Grand Valley State University.

Online Class Availability at Grand Valley State University

Distance learning is available at Grand Valley State University. Of 22,011 students, 1,443 (7%) studied exclusively online and 9,272 (42%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at Grand Valley State University

Use these rankings to compare Grand Valley State University’s General Special Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#2 of 8
Best Value	Michigan	#6 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#32 of 61
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#33 of 63
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#208 of 351
Best Value	Nationwide	#213 of 404

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#2 of 8
Best Value	Michigan	#6 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#32 of 61
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#33 of 63
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#208 of 351
Best Value	Nationwide	#213 of 404

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Special Education graduates at Grand Valley State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at Grand Valley State University are 94% women (67) and 6% men (4).

General Special Education Bachelor’s Program at Grand Valley State University

Among the 48 bachelor’s general special education graduates at Grand Valley State University, 94% were women (45) and 6% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 10% of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University, lower than the national average of 21%.*

General Special Education Master’s Program at Grand Valley State University

Among the 23 master’s general special education graduates at Grand Valley State University, 96% were women (22) and 4% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 4% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University, lower than the national average of 32%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Students who finish General Special Education program at Grand Valley State University go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
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
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.