General Special Education at University of Georgia

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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.

UGA General Special Education Degrees Available

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

UGA General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UGA 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UGA 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 University of Georgia with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA General Special Education Master’s Program

92% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 UGA, 81% 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 University of Georgia with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,180	$55,160
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,040	$59,410
Special Education Professors	3,410	$58,260
Special Education Teachers	870	$58,010
Special Education Preschool Teachers	220	$52,360

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
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