Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

General Special Education at University of Missouri - Columbia

General Special Education at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 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.

Mizzou General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Mizzou does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Mizzou General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Mizzou 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 Mizzou

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

Mizzou General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

undefined

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mizzou General Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Mizzou, 82% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 University of Missouri - Columbia.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Teaching Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited education & teaching schools across the U.S.