General Special Education at Southern Connecticut State University

Every general 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 teaching students with disabilities program at Southern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 teaching students with disabilities from SCSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

SCSU General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

SCSU General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at SCSU 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 teaching students with disabilities major at SCSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
	47
Most Popular General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	55
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Value General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	94
	135
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	403

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from SCSU. This makes it the #61 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at SCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from SCSU. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from SCSU. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	180	$68,130

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.