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Doctor's Degree in Education of the Deaf

Doctor’s Degrees in Education of the Deaf

5 Yearly Graduations
60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in deaf education is offered at 3 colleges in the United States. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 20% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Deaf Education Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 5 people earned their doctor's degree in deaf education. This makes it the 52nd most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in deaf education at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 117
Undergraduate Certificate 79
Bachelor’s Degree 61
Associate Degree 39
Graduate Certificate 34
Basic Certificate 15
Doctor’s Degree 5

Earnings of Deaf Education Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

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 calculate the median and range of debt loads for deaf education students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in deaf education. About 60.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2
Women 3
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The racial-ethnic distribution of deaf education doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 3 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in deaf education. Learn more about the most popular 3 below:

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
1 Yearly Graduations
60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 2nd most popular school in the country for deaf education majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is Lamar University. Roughly 16,600 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $6,228 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,471 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in deaf education from Lamar University. Of these students, 60% were women and 20% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to deaf education that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 201
Other Special Education & Teaching 6
Teaching for Emotional Disturbances 2
Teaching for Mental Retardation 2

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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