Special Education at Framingham State University

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

Framingham State is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and approximately 4,876 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.

Framingham State Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Framingham State Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Framingham State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Framingham State University.

Framingham State Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Framingham State awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Framingham State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Framingham State, 92% 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 Framingham State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Framingham State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	13

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 MA, the home state for Framingham State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,490	$74,470
Special Education Professors	4,630	$76,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,470	$74,500
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.