General Special Education at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and approximately 22,080 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University.

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.

Middle Tennessee State University General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Middle Tennessee State University General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how Middle Tennessee State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Middle Tennessee State University 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
	116
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
	227
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	275
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	306
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	367
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	407
Best Value General Special Education Schools	416
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	444

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Middle Tennessee State University. This makes it the #408 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Middle Tennessee State University. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Middle Tennessee State University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Middle Tennessee State University 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 Middle Tennessee State 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	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Middle Tennessee State University General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Middle Tennessee State University. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Middle Tennessee State 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	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Middle Tennessee State University 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 Middle Tennessee State 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 MTSUGoRaidersGo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.