Special Education at Lincoln Memorial University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Lincoln Memorial University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

LMU is located in Harrogate, Tennessee and approximately 4,885 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from LMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

LMU Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at LMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, LMU does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

LMU Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at LMU 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 special ed major at LMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
	325
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	327
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	405
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	406
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	414
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	417
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	426
	448
Best Value Special Education Schools	537
Best Special Education Schools	568
Most Popular Special Education Schools	587
	598
Most Focused Special Education Schools	653

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in special ed from LMU. This makes it the #418 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at LMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Lincoln Memorial University.

LMU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from LMU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at LMU 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 Lincoln Memorial University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

LMU Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at LMU awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from LMU, 100% 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 Lincoln Memorial University with a master's in special ed.

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

LMU also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lincoln Memorial University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	8

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Lincoln Memorial University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	4,180	$52,350
Special Education Professors	3,360	$54,010
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,080	$52,410
Interpreters and Translators	670	$43,550
Special Education Teachers	650	$57,580

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.