Education of the Deaf at Boston University

Every education of the deaf school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the deaf education program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education of the Deaf section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Education of the Deaf Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Deaf Education

Boston U Education of the Deaf Rankings

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In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in deaf education from Boston U. This makes it the #3 most popular school for deaf education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Deaf Education Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the deaf education majors at Boston University.

Boston U Education of the Deaf Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in deaf education from Boston U. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in deaf education each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a deaf education master's degree from Boston U, 70% 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 Boston University with a master's in deaf education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in deaf education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Special Education

Careers That Deaf Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in deaf education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,490	$74,470
Special Education Professors	4,630	$76,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,470	$74,500
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.