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Special Education at McDaniel College

Special Education at McDaniel College

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 McDaniel College stacks up to those at other schools.

McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and approximately 2,931 students attend the school each year.

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.

McDaniel Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

McDaniel Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at McDaniel

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

McDaniel Special Education Master’s Program

91% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from McDaniel, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at McDaniel College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from McDaniel College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 11
Education of the Deaf 11
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 2

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 MD, the home state for McDaniel College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 3,970 $64,590
Middle School Special Education Teachers 3,280 $72,880
Special Education Professors 2,150 $71,340
Interpreters and Translators 1,120 $70,530
Special Education Preschool Teachers 360 $61,210

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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