General Special Education at Georgia Southwestern State University

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 Georgia Southwestern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,162.

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.

GSW General Special Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

GSW General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW General Special Education Master’s Program

79% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. GSW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from GSW, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Georgia Southwestern 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
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
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