Special Education at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Mississippi State.

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.

Mississippi State Special Education Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Mississippi State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Mississippi State 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
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
	272
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	308
Best Special Education Schools	402
Most Focused Special Education Schools	447
	547

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Mississippi State. This makes it the #124 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Mississippi State Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $34,610. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from Mississippi State in 2020-2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Mississippi State awarded 38 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Mississippi State, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State 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

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	61

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,300	$46,590
Special Education Professors	1,230	$49,460
Middle School Special Education Teachers	850	$48,800
Interpreters and Translators	140	$52,110
Special Education Preschool Teachers	40	$46,590

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.