Special Education at Boston University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

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.

Boston U Special Education Degrees Available

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

Boston U Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Boston U 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
	33
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	136
	162
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	440
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	501

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Boston U. This makes it the #137 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Boston U Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $46,446. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from Boston U in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 35 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Boston U, 74% 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 Boston University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U 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

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	34
Education of the Deaf	10

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Other Education
• Educational Assessment
• General Education
• Student Counseling

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,490	$74,470
Special Education Professors	4,630	$76,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,470	$74,500
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.