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Doctor’s Degrees in Education of the Deaf

4 Yearly Graduations
75% Women
25% 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 25% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Deaf Education Majors

In 2020-2021, 4 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 97
Undergraduate Certificate 87
Bachelor’s Degree 80
Basic Certificate 48
Associate Degree 33
Graduate Certificate 14
Doctor’s Degree 4

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 75.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1
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 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
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:

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
3 Yearly Graduations
67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for deaf education students seekinga doctor's degree is Gallaudet University. Roughly 1,400 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $16,512 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $18,180 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 people received their doctor's degree in deaf education from Gallaudet. About 67% of this group were women, and 33% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

The 2nd most popular school in the country for deaf education majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is Lamar University. 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. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 doctor's degrees were handed out to deaf education majors at Lamar University.

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

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 176
Other Special Education & Teaching 10
Teaching for Emotional Disturbances 9
Teaching for Mental Retardation 3
Teaching for Gifted & Talented 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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