Special Education at Notre Dame College

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Notre Dame College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

NDC is located in Cleveland, Ohio and approximately 1,585 students attend the school each year. Of the 240 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame College in 2021, 12 of them were special education majors.

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.

NDC Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NDC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NDC does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NDC Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at NDC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at NDC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Special Education Schools	12
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	179
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
Most Popular Special Education Schools	242
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	307
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	380
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	390
Best Special Education Schools	578

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in special ed from NDC. This makes it the #180 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at NDC

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

NDC Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NDC, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NDC since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at NDC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NDC Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in special ed from NDC. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from NDC, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NDC also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 OH, the home state for Notre Dame College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,160	$56,180
Special Education Professors	6,350	$60,340
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,370	$59,940
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.