Special Education at Daemen College

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

Daemen College is located in Amherst, New York and has a total student population of 2,536. In 2021, 8 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Daemen College.

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.

Daemen College Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Daemen College Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Daemen College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Daemen College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Special Education Schools	4
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Special Education Schools	23
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Daemen College. This makes it the #15 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Daemen College

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

Daemen College Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The special ed program at Daemen College awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Daemen College since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Daemen College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Daemen College Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 187 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Daemen College in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Daemen College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Daemen College, 93% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	174
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Daemen College also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Daemen College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	113
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	82

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teacher Education Subject 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 NY, the home state for Daemen College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	18,790	$77,840
Special Education Professors	17,420	$86,330
Middle School Special Education Teachers	10,970	$83,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	4,860	$83,010
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940

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 Tomwoj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.