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General Special Education at Sacred Heart University

If you plan to study General Special Education, consider the program at Sacred Heart University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sacred Heart University is in Fairfield, CT.

During the most recent reporting year, 9 general special education graduations were recorded at Sacred Heart University.

Online & Distance Learning at Sacred Heart University

Many students take online classes at Sacred Heart University. Among 11,022 students, 1,311 (12%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,753 (34%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at Sacred Heart University

Rankings can help you compare Sacred Heart University’s General Special Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Special Education graduates at Sacred Heart University, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at Sacred Heart University are 78% women (7) and 22% men (2).

General Special Education Master’s Program at Sacred Heart University

Of the 4 master’s general special education degrees awarded at Sacred Heart University, 75% were women (3) and 25% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Sacred Heart University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Students who finish General Special Education program at Sacred Heart University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.