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General Special Education at Fairfield University

General Special Education at Fairfield University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Fairfield University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year.

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.

Fairfield U General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Fairfield U General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U General Special Education Master’s Program

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Fairfield U, 100% 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 Fairfield University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Fairfield 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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