General Special Education at Lincoln Memorial University

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Lincoln Memorial University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LMU is located in Harrogate, Tennessee and has a total student population of 4,885. Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lincoln Memorial University in 2021, 2 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.

LMU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

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.

LMU does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

LMU General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities major at LMU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
	251
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	317
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	330
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	340
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	340
	375
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	424
Best Value General Special Education Schools	435
Best General Special Education Schools	464
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	464
	493

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from LMU. This makes it the #331 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at LMU

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

LMU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from LMU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from LMU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 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
Special Education Teachers	650	$57,580
Special Education Preschool Teachers	260	$48,000

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.