General Special Education at Southern Connecticut State University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

72% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SCSU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 83% 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	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SCSU General Special Education Master’s Program

83% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from SCSU, 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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
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