General Special Education at Plymouth State University

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

Plymouth State is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and approximately 4,491 students attend the school each year.

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.

Plymouth State General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Plymouth State General Special Education Rankings

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Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Plymouth State

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

Plymouth State General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in General Special Education from Plymouth State in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Plymouth State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Plymouth State, 86% 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 Plymouth 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	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances

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 NH, the home state for Plymouth State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	990	$58,230
Special Education Professors	680	$61,480
Middle School Special Education Teachers	580	$54,550
Special Education Teachers	80	$48,150

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 User:Magicipiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.