Special Education at Nyack College

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

Nyack is located in Nyack, New York and has a total student population of 2,063.

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.

Nyack Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Nyack

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Nyack does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Nyack Special Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Nyack

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

Nyack Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in special ed from Nyack. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Special Education	5
Other Special Education & Teaching	3

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• 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 Nyack 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 MR1882 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.