Special Education at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,130. In 2021, 32 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Ship.

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.

Ship Special Education Degrees Available

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

Ship Special Education Rankings

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

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 special ed major at Ship 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
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	25
Best Value Special Education Schools	53
	54
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Special Education Schools	162
Most Popular Special Education Schools	228
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	304
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	363

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Ship. This makes it the #364 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Ship Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ship is $45,208. This is 17% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Ship

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

Ship Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in special ed from Ship. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Ship 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

Ship Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Ship awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Ship, 100% 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a master's in special ed.

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

Ship 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	32
General Special Education	9

Related Majors

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

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 PA, the home state for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors	8,510	$63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,010	$66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,390	$69,040
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Special Education Preschool Teachers	570	$54,160

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 Cgboeree under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.