Special Education at Mercy College

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Mercy College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,547 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.

Mercy Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Mercy Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 14 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercy, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Mercy, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at Mercy College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercy College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	14

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Student Counseling

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 Mercy 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 Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.