General Special Education at Boston University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U General Special Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Boston U General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Boston University.

Boston U General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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

Boston U General Special Education Master’s Program

77% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Boston U, 53% were white. This is below 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 teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370
Special Education Teachers	650	$56,700

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
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