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General Special Education at Southwest Minnesota State University

General Special Education at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,259.

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.

Southwest Minnesota State University General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Southwest Minnesota State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southwest Minnesota State University does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Southwest Minnesota State University General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Southwest Minnesota State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Southwest Minnesota State 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Southwest Minnesota State University General Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Southwest Minnesota State University, 88% 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Special Education Professors 4,910 $62,670
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 4,600 $63,030
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,690 $66,240
Special Education Preschool Teachers 1,490 $62,810
Special Education Teachers 880 $68,540

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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