Education of the Deaf at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

What traits are you looking for in a deaf education school? To help you decide if University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's deaf education program.

USAO is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma and approximately 733 students attend the school each year. Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in 2021, 3 of them were education of the deaf majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education of the Deaf section at the bottom of this page.

USAO Education of the Deaf Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Deaf Education

USAO Education of the Deaf Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the deaf education progam at USAO compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The deaf education major at USAO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education of the Deaf. 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
Most Focused Teaching for the Deaf Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Teaching for the Deaf Schools	3
	8
Best Value Teaching for the Deaf Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Teaching for the Deaf Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Teaching for the Deaf Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
	21
Best Value Teaching for the Deaf Schools	21
Most Popular Teaching for the Deaf Schools	23
Best Teaching for the Deaf Schools	25

Deaf Education Student Demographics at USAO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the deaf education majors at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

USAO Education of the Deaf Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 deaf education majors earned their bachelor's degree from USAO. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical deaf education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at USAO since its program graduates 57% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in deaf education at USAO 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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma with a bachelor's in deaf education.

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

USAO also has a doctoral program available in deaf education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Deaf Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in deaf education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OK, the home state for University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,100	$42,630
Special Education Professors	1,220	$45,530
Middle School Special Education Teachers	950	$42,600
Interpreters and Translators	540	$35,240
Special Education Teachers	130	$40,300

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.