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General Special Education at Old Dominion University

General Special Education at Old Dominion 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 Old Dominion University stacks up to those at other schools.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 students attend the school each year.

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.

Old Dominion 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 Old Dominion

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Old Dominion does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Old Dominion General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Old Dominion 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Old Dominion are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Old Dominion General Special Education Master’s Program

95% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 5,870 $66,790
Special Education Professors 4,110 $61,890
Middle School Special Education Teachers 3,150 $72,960
Special Education Teachers 2,220 $78,340
Special Education Preschool Teachers 600 $66,470

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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