Special Education at Southern Connecticut State University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Southern Connecticut State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from SCSU.

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.

SCSU Special Education Degrees Available

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

SCSU Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at SCSU 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 SCSU 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 Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	50
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	82
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	124
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	125
	169
	173
Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	178
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
Best Value Special Education Schools	617

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in special ed from SCSU. This makes it the #83 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from SCSU Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $45,526. 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 SCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from SCSU in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SCSU 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 SCSU, 85% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SCSU 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

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	97

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

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
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.