General Special Education at Central Connecticut State University

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

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a total student population of 10,652.

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.

CCSU General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

CCSU General Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at CCSU

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

CCSU General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their master's degree from CCSU. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. CCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from CCSU, 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 Central Connecticut State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,860	$76,780
Special Education Professors	1,660	$77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,070	$78,470
Special Education Teachers	660	$70,200
Special Education Preschool Teachers	180	$68,130

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.