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. In 2021, 139 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from SJC.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at SJC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Special Education Schools	5
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Special Education Schools	12
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	24
	105
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	146
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	230
	267
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273
	294
Best Special Education Schools	307
Best Value Special Education Schools	434

In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in special ed from SJC. This makes it the #24 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from SJC Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SJC is $34,150. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from SJC in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 73% 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	101
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

SJC Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SJC, 76% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

SJC 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

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.