General Special Education at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,547. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from MSU Moorhead.

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.

MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MSU Moorhead does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

MSU Moorhead General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead 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 Schools	47
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
	143
Best General Special Education Schools	179
	221
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
	316

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from MSU Moorhead. This makes it the #71 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in teaching students with disabilities from MSU Moorhead in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Moorhead General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from MSU Moorhead. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from MSU Moorhead, 94% 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Moorhead 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Special Education Professors	4,910	$62,670
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	4,600	$63,030
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,690	$66,240
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,490	$62,810
Special Education Teachers	880	$68,540

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.