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Basic Certificates in General Special Education

298 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 40% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of teaching students with disabilities graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Teaching Students with Disabilities Majors

In 2020-2021, 298 earned their basic certificate in teaching students with disabilities. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in teaching students with disabilities at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 15,631
Bachelor’s Degree 6,824
Graduate Certificate 1,464
Basic Certificate 298
Doctor’s Degree 176
Associate Degree 55
Undergraduate Certificate 49

Earnings of Teaching Students with Disabilities Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

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 teaching students with disabilities. About 82.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 53
Women 245
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The racial-ethnic distribution of teaching students with disabilities basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 16
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 68
White 172
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 30
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to teaching students with disabilities that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Early Childhood Special Education 207
Teaching for Autism 65
Teaching for Emotional Disturbances 56
Teaching for the Deaf 48
Secondary Special Education 21

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.

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