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General Special Education at University of Missouri-St Louis

If you plan to study General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri-St Louis. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

University of Missouri-St Louis sits in Saint Louis, MO.

During the most recent reporting year, 24 general special education graduations were recorded at University of Missouri-St Louis.

Online & Distance Learning at University of Missouri-St Louis

Online coursework is an option at University of Missouri-St Louis. Among 14,736 students, 2,564 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,499 (24%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at University of Missouri-St Louis

Use these rankings to compare University of Missouri-St Louis’s General Special Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Missouri	#2 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	Missouri	#3 of 8
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#5 of 43
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#28 of 35
Best Value	Nationwide	#106 of 404
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#281 of 351

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Special Education graduates at University of Missouri-St Louis, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Special Education graduates at University of Missouri-St Louis are 92% women (22) and 8% men (2).

General Special Education Master’s Program at University of Missouri-St Louis

Among the 21 master’s general special education degrees awarded at University of Missouri-St Louis, 95% were women (20) and 5% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at University of Missouri-St Louis.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Black / African American	5
Asian	1

Minority students account for 29% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at University of Missouri-St Louis, below the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the General Special Education program at University of Missouri-St Louis pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for General Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.