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General Special Education at Emporia State University

If you plan to study General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at Emporia State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emporia State University is located in Emporia, KS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 50 general special education degrees were granted at Emporia State University.

Studying Online at Emporia State University

Distance learning is available at Emporia State University. Among 4,557 students, 2,347 (52%) studied exclusively online and 1,016 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Special Education graduates at Emporia State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Special Education graduates at Emporia State University are 92% women (46) and 8% men (4).

General Special Education Master’s Program at Emporia State University

Among the 40 master’s general special education graduates at Emporia State University, 90% were women (36) and 10% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Emporia State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	34
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 5% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Emporia State University, below the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the General Special Education program at Emporia State University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.