Special Education at Providence College

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

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,821 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Providence.

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.

Providence Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Providence Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how Providence performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Providence is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	29
	69
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Special Education Schools	100
	102
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	139
Most Focused Special Education Schools	184
Most Popular Special Education Schools	211
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	363
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	506
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	514
Best Value Special Education Schools	620

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Providence. This makes it the #507 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Providence Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Providence is $40,466. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Providence

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

Providence Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Providence. Of these graduates, 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Providence are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Providence Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Providence awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Providence, 100% 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 Providence College with a master's in special ed.

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

Providence also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Providence College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	43

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration

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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Special Education Teachers	690	$81,180
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	430	$70,720
Special Education Professors	310	$74,600
Middle School Special Education Teachers	240	$70,990
Interpreters and Translators	110	$50,380

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.