Special Education at Ramapo College of New Jersey

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Ramapo College of New Jersey stacks up to those at other schools.

Ramapo College is located in Mahwah, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,042.

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.

Ramapo College Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Ramapo College Special Education Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Ramapo College

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

Ramapo College Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 24 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ramapo College, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Ramapo College, 88% 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Ramapo College of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	24

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Educational Administration
• 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 NJ, the home state for Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	12,110	$70,630
Middle School Special Education Teachers	6,850	$71,850
Special Education Professors	6,290	$75,970
Special Education Teachers	2,340	$65,380
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750

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 Daniellek0512 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.