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Special Education at American University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in special ed.

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.

The American University Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

The American University Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Special Education Master’s Program

91% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in special ed from The American University. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from The American University, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in special ed.

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

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 630 $78,830
Interpreters and Translators 490 $93,730
Special Education Professors 490 $73,240
Special Education Teachers 160 $67,310

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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