General Special Education at University of Dayton

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 University of Dayton stacks up to those at other schools.

UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and approximately 11,650 students attend the school each year. Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Dayton in 2021, 19 of them were general special education majors.

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.

UDayton General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

UDayton General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at UDayton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UDayton 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	115
	146
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	320
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	377

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UDayton. This makes it the #321 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UDayton

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

UDayton General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at UDayton since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UDayton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UDayton General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in teaching students with disabilities from UDayton in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UDayton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 58% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UDayton, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Dayton 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UDayton also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Other Special Education & Teaching

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 OH, the home state for University of Dayton.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,160	$56,180
Special Education Professors	6,350	$60,340
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,370	$59,940
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,110	$64,790

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 Cfullam under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.