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General Special Education at Murray State University

General Special Education at Murray State University

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

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 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.

Murray State General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Murray State General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State General Special Education Master’s Program

88% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Murray State, 88% 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 Murray 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 3,250 $54,010
Special Education Professors 2,280 $54,940
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,430 $54,020
Special Education Teachers 510 $58,910
Special Education Preschool Teachers 140 $53,420

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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