Special Education at Lander University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Lander University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lander University is located in Greenwood, South Carolina and approximately 3,513 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Lander University.

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.

Lander University Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Lander University Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how Lander University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Lander University 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
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
	297
Most Focused Special Education Schools	316
Best Value Special Education Schools	464
	504
Most Popular Special Education Schools	536

Special Ed Student Demographics at Lander University

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

Lander University Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in special ed from Lander University. About 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Lander University since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Lander University 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 Lander University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for Lander University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,040	$56,960
Special Education Professors	1,480	$55,560
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,170	$53,320
Interpreters and Translators	460	$44,950
Special Education Teachers	380	$62,740

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
• Image Credit: By Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.