Special Education at University of Saint Joseph

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 University of Saint Joseph stacks up to those at other schools.

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,305.

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.

USJ Special Education Degrees Available

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

USJ Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at USJ 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at USJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at University of Saint Joseph.

USJ Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at USJ 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 University of Saint Joseph with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USJ Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from USJ, 73% 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 University of Saint Joseph with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 University of Saint Joseph. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	54
Other Special Education & Teaching	25
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	3

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,860	$76,780
Special Education Professors	1,660	$77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,070	$78,470
Special Education Teachers	660	$70,200
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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 Eddy.dossantos2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.