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General Special Education at California State University-Northridge

If you are interested in studying General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at California State University-Northridge. Get started with the following essential facts.

California State University-Northridge sits in Northridge, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 25 general special education degrees were awarded at California State University-Northridge.

Studying Online at California State University-Northridge

Online coursework is an option at California State University-Northridge. Of 38,313 students, 2,866 (7%) studied exclusively online and 19,186 (50%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at California State University-Northridge

These rankings give you a sense of how California State University-Northridge’s General Special Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#11 of 25
Best Value	California	#12 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#13 of 38
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#13 of 42
Best Value	Nationwide	#14 of 404
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#32 of 351

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Special Education graduates at California State University-Northridge, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Special Education graduates at California State University-Northridge are 96% women (24) and 4% men (1).

General Special Education Master’s Program at California State University-Northridge

Of the 25 master’s general special education graduates at California State University-Northridge, 96% were women (24) and 4% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at California State University-Northridge.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	15
Asian	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 76% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at California State University-Northridge, above the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Students who finish General Special Education program at California State University-Northridge go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.