Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation

A program that focuses on the design of educational services for children or adults with mental disabilities which adversely affect their educational performance and that may prepare individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in identifying students with mental retardation, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising mentally handicapped students, counseling, and applicable laws and policies.

For all the 116 degrees awarded in Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation annually, the majority of them are Bachelors degree. Out of the 63 students graduating with degrees at the Bachelors degree level in the US, 86% percent identify as women and 14% percent identify as men. While students at schools all over the country study Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation, Michigan has the most graduates. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation is $35,000.