General Special Education at University of West Georgia

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 West Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and approximately 13,419 students attend the school each year. Of the 116 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of West Georgia in 2021, 11 of them were general special education majors.

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 West Georgia 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 University of West Georgia

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.

University of West Georgia does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

University of West Georgia General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at University of West Georgia 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 University of West Georgia 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
Most Popular Online General Special Education Schools	5
Most Focused General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	16
	26
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	40
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	80
	93
	103
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	105
Best Value General Special Education Schools	157
	158
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	159
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	182
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	199
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from University of West Georgia. This makes it the #106 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The teaching students with disabilities program at University of West Georgia awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to 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 University of West Georgia since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at University of West Georgia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of West Georgia General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a master's degree in General Special Education from University of West Georgia in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from University of West Georgia, 85% 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 West Georgia with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of West Georgia 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 GA, the home state for University of West Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,180	$55,160
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,040	$59,410
Special Education Professors	3,410	$58,260
Special Education Teachers	870	$58,010
Special Education Preschool Teachers	220	$52,360

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.