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Special Education at Gallaudet University

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Special Education at Gallaudet University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Gallaudet University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 1,451 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Gallaudet Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed
  • Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

Gallaudet Special Education Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Gallaudet

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

Gallaudet Special Education Master’s Program

89% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at Gallaudet awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Gallaudet, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gallaudet 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 0
White 6
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 Gallaudet 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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