Special Education at Notre Dame College

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

NDC is located in Cleveland, Ohio and approximately 1,585 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

NDC Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at NDC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

NDC Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at NDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Notre Dame College.

NDC Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 special ed majors earned their master's degree from NDC. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from NDC, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 OH, the home state for Notre Dame College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,160	$56,180
Special Education Professors	6,350	$60,340
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,370	$59,940
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.