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Basic Certificate in Special Education

Basic Certificates in Special Education

803 Yearly Graduations
90% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 45% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.6% of special ed graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Special Ed Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 803 people earned their basic certificate in special ed. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in special ed at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 19,631
Bachelor’s Degree 8,925
Graduate Certificate 3,743
Associate Degree 1,326
Basic Certificate 803
Doctor’s Degree 216
Undergraduate Certificate 199

Earnings of Special Ed Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for special ed majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in special ed. About 89.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 83
Women 720
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The racial-ethnic distribution of special ed basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 84
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 222
White 405
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 48
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Special Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 301
Early Childhood Special Education 280
Teaching for Autism 106
Other Special Education & Teaching 47
Secondary Special Education 21

Below are some popular majors that are similar to special ed that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6,391
Teaching Assistant/Aide 1,506
Teacher Education Subject Specific 683
General Education 681
Other Education 513

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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