General Special Education at University of Southern Maine

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 Southern Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 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.

University of Southern Maine General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

University of Southern Maine General Special Education Rankings

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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. University of Southern Maine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 94% 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 Southern Maine with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,040	$51,980
Special Education Professors	850	$51,910
Middle School Special Education Teachers	530	$57,040

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.