Providing an education for all
8.3 % of the school population totaling almost 6.5 million students receive special
education services. (Turnball, A.; et al, 2024)
With a master’s degree in special education, you’ll be helping those students succeed.
Join good company: One in eight educators in Missouri graduated from Missouri State
University.
Where do our graduates work?
Your emphasis area can lead you to the career options you want.
Blindness and low vision
Resource, itinerant, or residential teacher to students with visual impairment.
Autism spectrum disorder
Schools and agencies that serve students who have a variety of disabilities on the
autism spectrum.
Special education alternative certification track (SEACT)
Within schools serving students with mild to moderate disabilities in various types
of teaching settings.
- Co-teaching classrooms
- Resource or cross categorical classrooms
- Functional skills classrooms
