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General Special Education at Lipscomb University

If you are interested in studying General Special Education, consider the program at Lipscomb University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lipscomb University is in Nashville, TN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 24 general special education degrees were awarded at Lipscomb University.

Online Class Availability at Lipscomb University

Online coursework is an option at Lipscomb University. Among 5,017 students, 616 (12%) studied exclusively online and 2,176 (43%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at Lipscomb University

Rankings can help you compare Lipscomb University’s General Special Education program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#2 of 6
Best Value	Tennessee	#7 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#20 of 77
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#80 of 85
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#169 of 351
Best Value	Nationwide	#335 of 404

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#2 of 6
Best Value	Tennessee	#7 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#20 of 77
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#80 of 85
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#169 of 351
Best Value	Nationwide	#335 of 404

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of General Special Education graduates at Lipscomb University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at Lipscomb University are 96% women (23) and 4% men (1).

General Special Education Master’s Program at Lipscomb University

Among the 24 master’s general special education graduates at Lipscomb University, 96% were women (23) and 4% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Lipscomb University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	22
Hispanic / Latino	2

Minority students account for 8% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Lipscomb University, lower than the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Students who finish General Special Education program at Lipscomb University work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.