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General Special Education at College of Our Lady of the Elms

If you plan to study General Special Education, take a look at what College of Our Lady of the Elms. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of Our Lady of the Elms sits in Chicopee, MA.

During the most recent reporting year, 24 general special education degrees were granted at College of Our Lady of the Elms.

Studying Online at College of Our Lady of the Elms

Online coursework is an option at College of Our Lady of the Elms. Among 1,268 students, 279 (22%) studied exclusively online and 403 (32%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at College of Our Lady of the Elms

Use these rankings to compare College of Our Lady of the Elms’s General Special Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Massachusetts	#9 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#14 of 16
Best Value	New England (Region)	#19 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#27 of 29
Best Value	Nationwide	#311 of 404
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#312 of 351

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Special Education graduates at College of Our Lady of the Elms, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at College of Our Lady of the Elms are 67% women (16) and 33% men (8).

General Special Education Bachelor’s Program at College of Our Lady of the Elms

Of the 1 bachelor’s general special education degrees awarded at College of Our Lady of the Elms, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at College of Our Lady of the Elms.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1

General Special Education Master’s Program at College of Our Lady of the Elms

Of the 23 master’s general special education degrees awarded at College of Our Lady of the Elms, 65% were women (15) and 35% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at College of Our Lady of the Elms.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 35% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at College of Our Lady of the Elms, higher than the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Students who finish General Special Education program at College of Our Lady of the Elms pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.