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General Special Education at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is located in University Park, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 36 general special education degrees were granted at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Studying Online at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Online coursework is an option at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Among 50,737 students, 321 (1%) studied exclusively online and 20,178 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Special Education graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Special Education graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus are 89% women (32) and 11% men (4).

General Special Education Bachelor’s Program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Of the 16 bachelor’s general special education graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 81% were women (13) and 19% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16

General Special Education Master’s Program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Of the 18 master’s general special education graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 100% were women (18) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 22% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, below the national average of 32%.*

General Special Education Doctoral Program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Of the 2 doctoral general special education graduates at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 50% were women (1) and 50% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education doctoral degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
International (Nonresident)	2

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the General Special Education program at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.