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General Special Education at Grand Valley State University

General Special Education at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Grand Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year.

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.

GVSU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

GVSU General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Special Education Master’s Program

97% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from GVSU, 100% 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 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 30
International Students 0
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 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
Middle School Special Education Teachers 660 $61,540
Special Education Preschool Teachers 410 $64,300

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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