Special Education at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Ole Miss.

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.

Ole Miss Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Ole Miss

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Ole Miss Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Ole Miss 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from Ole Miss in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Ole Miss 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 University of Mississippi with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

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

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,300	$46,590
Special Education Professors	1,230	$49,460
Middle School Special Education Teachers	850	$48,800
Interpreters and Translators	140	$52,110
Special Education Preschool Teachers	40	$46,590

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.