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Special Education at Queens College

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Queens College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700.

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.

QC Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at QC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? QC offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

QC 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Special Education Master’s Program

84% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 85 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from QC in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. QC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from QC, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at Queens College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Queens College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Special Education 57
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 27
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 22
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 5

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 Queens 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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