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Education of the Deaf at Miami Dade College

Education of the Deaf at Miami Dade College

Every education of the deaf school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the deaf education program at Miami Dade College stacks up to those at other schools.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523.

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

MDC Education of the Deaf Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Deaf Education (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Deaf Education

MDC Education of the Deaf Rankings

Deaf Education Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the deaf education majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Education of the Deaf Associate’s Program

91% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of deaf education associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in deaf education graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Miami Dade College with a associate's in deaf education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Deaf Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in deaf education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Special Education Teachers 7,310 $51,500
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 5,020 $60,720
Special Education Professors 4,660 $55,080
Interpreters and Translators 3,720 $49,300
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,490 $55,050

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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