Special Education at Roberts Wesleyan College

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

Roberts Wesleyan is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 1,706 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Roberts Wesleyan.

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.

Roberts Wesleyan Special Education Degrees Available

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

Roberts Wesleyan Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Roberts Wesleyan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Roberts Wesleyan 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
Most Focused Special Education Schools	16
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Special Education Schools	116
	155
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	212
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	353
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	356
	458
Best Special Education Schools	495

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Roberts Wesleyan. This makes it the #81 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Roberts Wesleyan Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Roberts Wesleyan is $38,520. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Roberts Wesleyan

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

Roberts Wesleyan Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from Roberts Wesleyan in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Roberts Wesleyan since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Roberts Wesleyan 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 Roberts Wesleyan 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	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Roberts Wesleyan Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 special ed majors earned their master's degree from Roberts Wesleyan. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Roberts Wesleyan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Roberts Wesleyan, 91% 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 Roberts Wesleyan College with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Roberts Wesleyan 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Roberts Wesleyan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	68
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	1

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Other Education
• Teacher Education Subject 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 NY, the home state for Roberts Wesleyan College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	18,790	$77,840
Special Education Professors	17,420	$86,330
Middle School Special Education Teachers	10,970	$83,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	4,860	$83,010
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.