General Special Education at University of Saint Joseph

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at University of Saint Joseph. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 2,305 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from USJ.

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.

USJ General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

USJ General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how USJ performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at USJ is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	31
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	99
	134
	151
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	172
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
	216
Best Value General Special Education Schools	230
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	279
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
Best General Special Education Schools	394

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from USJ. This makes it the #65 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at USJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at University of Saint Joseph.

USJ General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from USJ. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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

USJ General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a master's degree in General Special Education from USJ in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. USJ does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from USJ, 88% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USJ also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
• Other Special Education & Teaching

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 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	180	$68,130

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.