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Basic Certificate in General Special Education

Basic Certificates in General Special Education

301 Yearly Graduations
85% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 34% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.0% of teaching students with disabilities graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Teaching Students with Disabilities Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 301 people earned their basic certificate in teaching students with disabilities. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in teaching students with disabilities at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 14,052
Bachelor’s Degree 6,415
Graduate Certificate 1,657
Basic Certificate 301
Doctor’s Degree 201
Associate Degree 75
Undergraduate Certificate 56

Earnings of Teaching Students with Disabilities Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for teaching students with disabilities majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for teaching students with disabilities majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in teaching students with disabilities. About 84.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 46
Women 255
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The racial-ethnic distribution of teaching students with disabilities basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 12
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 48
White 193
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 24
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to teaching students with disabilities that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Early Childhood Special Education 280
Teaching for Autism 106
Other Special Education & Teaching 47
Secondary Special Education 21
Teaching for Brain Injuries 20

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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