Special Education at Gordon College

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

Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and approximately 1,816 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.

Gordon College Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Gordon College Special Education Rankings

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In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Gordon College. This makes it the #297 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Gordon College

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

Gordon College Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Gordon College in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Gordon College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Gordon College, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gordon College 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	13

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teacher Education Subject 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 Gordon College.

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.