Disability Studies
Liberal Arts •
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
What is it about?
A program that focuses on the nature, meaning, and consequences of what it is to be defined as disabled and explores the historical, cultural, economic, physiological, and socio-political dynamics of disability. Includes instruction in disability rights, legal issues, and public policy; literature, philosophy, and the arts; and/or research in the social sciences, education, and health sciences addressing social and experiential aspects of disability.
Trends
Graduates
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Colleges
Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 16 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 10 students.
O's Insights on Disability Studies
- Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
- Relatively newly introduced major
- 61% of graduates come from public universities.
