Special Education at Kennesaw State University

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

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and has a total student population of 41,181.

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.

KSU Georgia Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KSU Georgia

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, KSU Georgia does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

KSU Georgia Special Education Rankings

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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from KSU Georgia in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from KSU Georgia, 73% 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 Kennesaw State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design

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 Kennesaw 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.