Special Education at Georgia College & State University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Georgia College & State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and approximately 6,873 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,195 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia College & State University in 2021, 13 of them were special education majors.

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.

Georgia College Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Georgia College offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Georgia College Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Georgia College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Georgia College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	71
Most Popular Online Special Education Schools	91
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	109
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	135
	152
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Georgia College. This makes it the #110 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Georgia College Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia College is $37,803. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Georgia College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Georgia College & State University.

Georgia College Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Georgia College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia College & State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia College Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 42 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia College, about 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Georgia College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Georgia College, 76% 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 Georgia College & State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia College also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 GA, the home state for Georgia College & State University.

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
Interpreters and Translators	1,610	$55,670
Special Education Teachers	870	$58,010

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.