General Special Education at Kent State University at Kent

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Kent State University at Kent. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. Of the 412 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University at Kent in 2021, 35 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.

Kent State General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Kent State General Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Kent 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
Best Value General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	350
Best General Special Education Schools	421

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Kent State. This makes it the #119 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their bachelor's degree from Kent State. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent 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	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Kent State 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 Kent State, 90% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Education of the Deaf
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,160	$56,180
Special Education Professors	6,350	$60,340
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,370	$59,940
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,110	$64,790

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.