Special Education at Chapman University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Chapman University stacks up to those at other schools.

Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,761.

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

Chapman Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

Chapman Special Education Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Chapman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Chapman University.

Chapman Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Chapman in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Chapman University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Chapman University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	15,230	$80,370
Special Education Professors	10,520	$82,380
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,710	$76,860
Special Education Teachers	2,950	$66,640

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.