Special Education at Southern New Hampshire University

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Southern New Hampshire University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345.

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.

SNHU Special Education Degrees Available

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

SNHU Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at SNHU 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

SNHU Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in special ed.

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

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern New Hampshire University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	17
Other Special Education & Teaching	6

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	990	$58,230
Special Education Professors	680	$61,480
Middle School Special Education Teachers	580	$54,550
Interpreters and Translators	90	$49,970
Special Education Teachers	80	$48,150

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.