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General Special Education at Daemen University

If you plan to study General Special Education, consider the program at Daemen University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Daemen University is located in Amherst, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 52 general special education degrees were awarded at Daemen University.

Studying Online at Daemen University

Distance learning is available at Daemen University. Among 2,540 students, 680 (27%) studied exclusively online and 494 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Special Education graduates at Daemen University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at Daemen University are 94% women (49) and 6% men (3).

General Special Education Bachelor’s Program at Daemen University

Among the 11 bachelor’s general special education graduates at Daemen University, 91% were women (10) and 9% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Daemen University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 9% of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Daemen University, below the national average of 21%.*

General Special Education Master’s Program at Daemen University

Of the 41 master’s general special education degrees awarded at Daemen University, 95% were women (39) and 5% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	40
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 2% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Daemen University, lower than 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 Daemen University go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for General Special Education majors, 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.