Special Education at Albany State University

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

Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and approximately 6,509 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in special ed.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Albany State Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Albany State

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, Albany State does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Albany State Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Albany State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Albany State University.

Albany State Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 special ed majors earned their master's degree from Albany State. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Albany State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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 Albany State University.

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
Interpreters and Translators	1,610	$55,670
Special Education Teachers	870	$58,010

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 Diqiu Wang under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.