General Special Education at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from Mississippi State.

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.

Mississippi State General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities major at Mississippi State 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
Most Popular General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	83
Most Popular General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	107
Most Focused General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	107
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	223
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	296
Best General Special Education Schools	339
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	344

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Mississippi State. This makes it the #89 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Mississippi State. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Mississippi State, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 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 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	40	$46,590
Special Education Teachers	40	$57,280

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.