General Special Education at Coastal Carolina University

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Coastal Carolina University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,118.

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.

Coastal Carolina University 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 Coastal Carolina University

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Coastal Carolina University General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Coastal Carolina University

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

Coastal Carolina University General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Coastal Carolina University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Coastal Carolina University, 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 Coastal Carolina University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 SC, the home state for Coastal Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,040	$56,960
Special Education Professors	1,480	$55,560
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,170	$53,320
Special Education Teachers	380	$62,740
Special Education Preschool Teachers	160	$48,110

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 DKHardee/Kyle Hardee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.