Education of the Deaf at McDaniel College

What traits are you looking for in a deaf education school? To help you decide if McDaniel College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's deaf education program.

McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and approximately 2,931 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education of the Deaf section at the bottom of this page.

McDaniel Education of the Deaf Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Deaf Education

McDaniel Education of the Deaf Rankings

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Deaf Education Student Demographics at McDaniel

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the deaf education majors at McDaniel College.

McDaniel Education of the Deaf Master’s Program

Of the 11 deaf education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from McDaniel, about 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in deaf education each year. McDaniel does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a deaf education master's degree from McDaniel, 82% 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 McDaniel College with a master's in deaf education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented
• General Special Education

Careers That Deaf Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in deaf education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for McDaniel College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,970	$64,590
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,280	$72,880
Special Education Professors	2,150	$71,340
Interpreters and Translators	1,120	$70,530
Special Education Preschool Teachers	360	$61,210

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 Swissbeauty under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.