Special Education at California State University - Dominguez Hills

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if California State University - Dominguez Hills is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and approximately 18,687 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.

CSUDH Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

CSUDH Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Special Ed Student Demographics at CSUDH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at California State University - Dominguez Hills.

CSUDH Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from CSUDH. About 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. CSUDH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at California State University - Dominguez Hills. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Dominguez Hills. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	22

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• General Education
• Teacher Education Grade 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Dominguez Hills.

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.