General Special Education at National University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if National University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from National University.

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.

National University General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at National University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? National University offers distance education options for teaching students with disabilities at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University General Special Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at National University 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 Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	20
	27
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	35
	42
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	71
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Value General Special Education Schools	77
Best General Special Education Schools	79
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347

In 2021, 431 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from National University. This makes it the #3 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at National University

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

National University General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 73% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

National University General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 431 students who earned a master's degree in General Special Education from National University in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	118
White	175
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	83

National University 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 with Autism

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	15,230	$80,370
Special Education Professors	10,520	$82,380
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,710	$76,860
Special Education Teachers	2,950	$66,640
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,470	$47,870

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.