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Special Education at Hunter College

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Hunter College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 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.

Hunter Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Hunter Special Education Rankings

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In 2021, 320 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Hunter. This makes it the #9 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Special Education Master’s Program

80% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at Hunter awarded 320 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 75
Hispanic or Latino 69
White 147
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Hunter 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 160
Elementary Special Education 126
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 33
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 17
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 9
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 7
Education of the Deaf 7
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 1

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 NY, the home state for Hunter College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 18,790 $77,840
Special Education Professors 17,420 $86,330
Middle School Special Education Teachers 10,970 $83,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers 4,860 $83,010
Interpreters and Translators 3,300 $68,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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