General Special Education at Daemen College

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Daemen College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Daemen College is located in Amherst, New York and approximately 2,536 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 teaching students with disabilities 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 General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Daemen College General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Daemen College General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how Daemen College performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Daemen College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Special Education Schools	4
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	37
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182

In 2021, 105 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Daemen College. This makes it the #27 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Daemen College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Daemen College.

Daemen College General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Special Education from Daemen College in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Daemen College since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Daemen College. About 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Daemen College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Daemen College, 92% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	97
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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

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.