Special Education at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bloomsburg is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,427 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Bloomsburg.

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.

Bloomsburg Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Bloomsburg Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Bloomsburg compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Bloomsburg 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 Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Special Education Schools	122
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
	157
Most Focused Special Education Schools	164
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	199
Best Special Education Schools	217
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	239
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	257
	274
Best Value Special Education Schools	286
	288
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	293

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Bloomsburg. This makes it the #258 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Bloomsburg Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bloomsburg is $38,372. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Bloomsburg

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

Bloomsburg Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a bachelor's degree in special ed from Bloomsburg. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Bloomsburg Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Bloomsburg awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Bloomsburg, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	68

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 PA, the home state for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors	8,510	$63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,010	$66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,390	$69,040
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Special Education Preschool Teachers	570	$54,160

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.