General Special Education at University of South Alabama

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at University of South Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1 teaching students with disabilities major received their bachelor's degree from USA.

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.

USA 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 USA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USA does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USA General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at USA 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 USA 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 Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	246
	253
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	322
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	332
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	346
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	350
	372
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	375
Best Value General Special Education Schools	390
	489
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	512
Best General Special Education Schools	514

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from USA. This makes it the #247 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at USA

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

USA General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from USA.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Alabama with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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

USA General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from USA. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from USA, 75% 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 South Alabama with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USA also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	820	$49,320
Special Education Professors	450	$46,810
Middle School Special Education Teachers	380	$54,090
Special Education Preschool Teachers	140	$46,580
Special Education Teachers	50	$60,840

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
• Image Credit: By Ä â€™asil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.