Special Education at Medaille College

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

Medaille is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 2,076 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.

Medaille Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Medaille 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 Medaille

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

Medaille Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from Medaille. About 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Medaille does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Medaille, 80% 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 Medaille College with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Medaille College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	12

Related Majors

• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 NY, the home state for Medaille 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.