Special Education at Cambridge College

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

Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 2,764 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cambridge College Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Cambridge College Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Cambridge College

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

Cambridge College Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Cambridge College awarded 85 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Cambridge College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cambridge College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	54
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	31

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

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 Cambridge College.

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.