Special Education at University of Mount Olive

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

UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and approximately 2,536 students attend the school each year. Of the 84 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Mount Olive in 2,021, 1 of them were special education majors.

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.

UMO Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMO

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UMO does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UMO Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at UMO 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
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
	308
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	350
	378
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	409
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	419
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	421
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	449
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	521
	526
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	532
Best Value Special Education Schools	555
Best Special Education Schools	619
Most Focused Special Education Schools	752
Most Popular Special Education Schools	765

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in special ed from UMO. This is the #533 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UMO

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

UMO Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The special ed program at UMO awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mount Olive with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

UMO Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in special ed from UMO.

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

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

UMO 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

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mount Olive. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	2

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade 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 NC, the home state for University of Mount Olive.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,080	$47,760
Special Education Professors	4,350	$48,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,950	$49,180
Interpreters and Translators	1,770	$59,310
Special Education Preschool Teachers	580	$50,490

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 Mount Olive College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.