Special Education at Ohio Dominican University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Ohio Dominican University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ODU is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 1,415. Of the 217 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Dominican University 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.

ODU Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

ODU Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how ODU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at ODU 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	186
Best Special Education Schools	396

Special Ed Student Demographics at ODU

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

ODU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from ODU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at ODU 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 Ohio Dominican University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

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

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teaching English or French

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 Ohio Dominican University.

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 Nheyob under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.