Special Education at Loyola Marymount University

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

Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 9,686 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 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.

Loyola Marymount Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Loyola Marymount

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Loyola Marymount does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

Loyola Marymount Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Loyola Marymount

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

Loyola Marymount Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 special ed majors earned their master's degree from Loyola Marymount. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. Loyola Marymount does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• General Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Student Counseling

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 Loyola Marymount University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mishigaki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.