General Special Education at Mercy College
What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Mercy College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547.
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.
Mercy General Special Education Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Online Classes Are Available at Mercy
Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.
Mercy does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Master’s Degree
Mercy General Special Education Rankings
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Mercy
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Mercy College.
Mercy General Special Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Mercy, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% 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 teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
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 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 |
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.