General Special Education at Point Loma Nazarene University
If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Point Loma Nazarene University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.PLNU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 4,616 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.
PLNU General Special Education Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Online Classes Are Available at PLNU
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
PLNU does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Master’s Degree
PLNU General Special Education Rankings
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at PLNU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Point Loma Nazarene University.
PLNU General Special Education Master’s Program
In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into
A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 Point Loma Nazarene 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 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers | 4,710 | $76,860 |
Special Education Teachers | 2,950 | $66,640 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 1,470 | $47,870 |
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 OperaSmorg under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.