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General Special Education at Oakland University

General Special Education at Oakland University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at Oakland University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552.

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.

Oakland General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Oakland does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Oakland General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland General Special Education Master’s Program

90% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Oakland, 87% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 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
Middle School Special Education Teachers 660 $61,540
Special Education Preschool Teachers 410 $64,300

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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