Most graduates of the bachelor's programs become teachers in special education programs in public schools. Ball State graduates are currently teaching in school districts in Indiana and across the country.

Other graduates work

• as resource-room teachers
• in residential schools like the Indiana School for the Deaf
• in community agency programs like sheltered workshops
• in rehabilitation program
• in hospitals with large pediatric units
• in special needs preschools

Graduates of the master's degree programs often work as consultants, coordinators, or supervisors.