Special Education at St. Joseph’s College - New York

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what St. Joseph's College - New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SJC is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 5,012 students attend the school each year.

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.

SJC Special Education Degrees Available

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

SJC Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at SJC 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 SJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at St. Joseph’s College - New York.

SJC Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at SJC 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 St. Joseph's College - New York with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	130
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

SJC Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. SJC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SJC, 74% 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. Joseph's College - New York with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at St. Joseph's College - New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St. Joseph's College - New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	261

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration
• 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 St. Joseph's College - New York.

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 The Squirrels under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.