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General Special Education at University of Georgia

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UGA.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

UGA General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at UGA 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 6
Best Value General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 9
11
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 71
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 117
181
Most Focused General Special Education Schools 476

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UGA. This makes it the #181 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

95% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The teaching students with disabilities program at UGA awarded 37 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

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About 78% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UGA General Special Education Master’s Program

95% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UGA, 84% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UGA also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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