General Special Education at Kent State University at Kent

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

Kent State General Special Education 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.

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

77% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Kent State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 89% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Kent State General Special Education Master’s Program

81% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Kent State, 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 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	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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
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