Special Education at Brandman University

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

Brandman is located in Irvine, California and approximately 10,986 students attend the school each year.

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.

Brandman Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Brandman Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Brandman

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

Brandman Special Education Master’s Program

80% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. Brandman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Brandman, 61% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brandman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	94
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	3

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 Brandman 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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