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General Special Education at Freed-Hardeman University

General Special Education at Freed-Hardeman University

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

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,188.

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.

FHU 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 FHU

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, FHU does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

FHU General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU General Special Education Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from FHU, 75% 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 Freed-Hardeman University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 4,180 $52,350
Special Education Professors 3,360 $54,010
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,080 $52,410
Special Education Teachers 650 $57,580
Special Education Preschool Teachers 260 $48,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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