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Special Education at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 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.

Georgia State Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Georgia State Special Education Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Special Education Master’s Program

89% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Georgia 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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