General Special Education at Truman State University

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Truman State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and approximately 4,655 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.

Truman State General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Truman State General Special Education Rankings

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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Truman State

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

Truman State General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Truman State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Truman State, 100% 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 Truman 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Special Education Professors	2,890	$48,840
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,680	$54,190
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,490	$51,340
Special Education Preschool Teachers	350	$37,510
Special Education Teachers	150	$55,780

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.