Special Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College

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 St. Thomas Aquinas College stacks up to those at other schools.

STAC is located in Sparkill, New York and approximately 1,779 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from STAC.

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.

STAC Special Education Degrees Available

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

STAC Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at STAC 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 STAC 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 Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Special Education Schools	33
	41
	44
	70
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	195
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
Best Special Education Schools	220
Best Value Special Education Schools	265
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297
Most Popular Special Education Schools	309
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in special ed from STAC. This makes it the #186 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at STAC

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

STAC Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from STAC in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

STAC 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 STAC, 72% 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. Thomas Aquinas College with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	26
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs	2

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• General Education
• 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. Thomas Aquinas 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 Nightscream under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.