Special Education at Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 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.

Old Dominion Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Old Dominion Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 52 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Old Dominion in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Old Dominion, 60% 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 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Other Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,870	$66,790
Special Education Professors	4,110	$61,890
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,150	$72,960
Special Education Teachers	2,220	$78,340
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770

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 D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.