Special Education at Oakland University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Oakland University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 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.

Oakland Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Oakland

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Oakland offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

Oakland Special Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Oakland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Oakland University.

Oakland Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 58 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakland, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Oakland, 83% 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 Oakland University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	58
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	5

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Other Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration

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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,460	$66,820
Special Education Teachers	1,880	$72,670
Special Education Professors	1,830	$63,700
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450
Middle School Special Education Teachers	660	$61,540

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 Brian Gingrich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.