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

Online Classes Are Available at Brandman

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.

Brandman does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Brandman Special Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Brandman, 59% 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 39% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• General Education

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.