Special Education at Quinnipiac University

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

Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and approximately 9,746 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.

Quinnipiac Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Quinnipiac Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Quinnipiac

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

Quinnipiac Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 16 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Quinnipiac, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Quinnipiac, 94% 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 Quinnipiac University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	42

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• 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 CT, the home state for Quinnipiac University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,860	$76,780
Special Education Professors	1,660	$77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,070	$78,470
Special Education Teachers	660	$70,200
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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 JlsElsewhere under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.