General Special Education at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what University of Southern Mississippi has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

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.

Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss

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.

Southern Miss does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Southern Miss General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Southern Miss 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 Schools	159
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	326
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	343
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	395
	413
Best General Special Education Schools	468
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	486

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Southern Miss. This makes it the #331 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Miss, about 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Southern Miss 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 6 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Miss, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Southern Miss, 83% 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 Mississippi with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss 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

• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,300	$46,590
Special Education Professors	1,230	$49,460
Middle School Special Education Teachers	850	$48,800
Special Education Preschool Teachers	40	$46,590
Special Education Teachers	40	$57,280

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.