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Special Education at Notre Dame de Namur University

Special Education at Notre Dame de Namur University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Notre Dame de Namur University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NDNU is located in Belmont, California and approximately 585 students attend the school each year.

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.

NDNU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

NDNU Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at NDNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Notre Dame de Namur University.

NDNU Special Education Master’s Program

80% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. NDNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Notre Dame de Namur University with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Notre Dame de Namur University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 33

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 CA, the home state for Notre Dame de Namur 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
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
Middle School Special Education Teachers 4,710 $76,860
Special Education Teachers 2,950 $66,640

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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