Special Education at Grand Valley State University

Every 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 special ed program at Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

GVSU Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

GVSU Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from GVSU. About 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from GVSU, 95% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,460	$66,820
Special Education Teachers	1,880	$72,670
Special Education Professors	1,830	$63,700
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450
Middle School Special Education Teachers	660	$61,540

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.