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General Special Education at University of Georgia

General Special Education at University of Georgia

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 University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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.

UGA General Special Education Degrees Available

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

UGA General Special Education Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA General Special Education Master’s Program

92% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UGA, 81% 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 University of Georgia with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 University of Georgia.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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