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Special Education at California State University - Northridge

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Special Education at California State University - Northridge

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if California State University - Northridge is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

CSUN Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CSUN does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

CSUN Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at CSUN awarded 31 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 15,230 $80,370
Special Education Professors 10,520 $82,380
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
Middle School Special Education Teachers 4,710 $76,860
Special Education Teachers 2,950 $66,640

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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