General Special Education at Ramapo College of New Jersey

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

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 General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Ramapo College General Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Ramapo College General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Ramapo College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Ramapo College General Special Education Master’s Program

82% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Ramapo College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Ramapo College, 84% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	250	$66,890

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.

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