General Special Education at James Madison University
JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594. Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in 2021, 3 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.
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JMU General Special Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
- Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
JMU General Special Education Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at JMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The teaching students with disabilities major at JMU 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 |
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Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools | 91 |
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools | 113 |
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 118 |
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 166 |
Best General Special Education Schools | 168 |
Most Popular General Special Education Schools | 173 |
247 | |
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools | 257 |
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 261 |
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools | 309 |
334 | |
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 343 |
Best Value General Special Education Schools | 390 |
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In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from JMU. This makes it the #114 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at JMU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at James Madison University.
JMU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program
About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at JMU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
JMU General Special Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from JMU, 84% 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 James Madison University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 26 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
JMU also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
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Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers | 5,870 | $66,790 |
Special Education Professors | 4,110 | $61,890 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers | 3,150 | $72,960 |
Special Education Teachers | 2,220 | $78,340 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 600 | $66,470 |
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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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