General Special Education at Auburn University at Montgomery

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Auburn University at Montgomery is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,212.

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.

AUM General Special Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Teaching Students with Disabilities (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at AUM

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, AUM does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

AUM General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at AUM

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

AUM 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 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. AUM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from AUM, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University at Montgomery.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.