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General Special Education at University of South Alabama

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.

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

  • 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

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 Master’s Program

94% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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