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General Special Education at Cairn University

General Special Education at Cairn University

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

Cairn is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,229.

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.

Cairn General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at Cairn

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Cairn General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Cairn

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

Cairn General Special Education Master’s Program

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Cairn, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cairn 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 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 PA, the home state for Cairn University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors 8,510 $63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 6,010 $66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,390 $69,040
Special Education Preschool Teachers 570 $54,160
Special Education Teachers 100 $66,780

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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