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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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

Of the 5 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cairn, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Cairn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Cairn, 100% 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 Cairn University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Emerald22 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.