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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. Of the 212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - Columbia in 2021, 15 of them were general special education majors.

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
  • Doctorate 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

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how Mizzou performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 20
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 25
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 30
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
Most Popular General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools 107
Most Focused General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools 107
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 119
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Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 137
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 163
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 355
Best Value General Special Education Schools 404

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Mizzou. This makes it the #152 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 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

87% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The teaching students with disabilities program at Mizzou awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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About 93% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Mizzou General Special Education Master’s Program

92% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The teaching students with disabilities program at Mizzou awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Mizzou, 92% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Mizzou 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 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.

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