Special Education at St. John Fisher College

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at St. John Fisher College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fisher is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 3,610.

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.

Fisher Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Fisher Special Education Rankings

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In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Fisher. This makes it the #238 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Fisher

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at St. John Fisher College.

Fisher Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in special ed from Fisher. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Fisher does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Fisher, 89% 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 St. John Fisher College with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Fisher 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St. John Fisher College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	18

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 NY, the home state for St. John Fisher 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
• Image Credit: By Stephen Wolfe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.