Special Education at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY New Paltz Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

SUNY New Paltz Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Special Ed Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from SUNY New Paltz. About 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 83% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at SUNY New Paltz. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY New Paltz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	12
Elementary Special Education	9
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	2

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Multilingual Education
• Teaching English or French
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	18,790	$77,840
Special Education Professors	17,420	$86,330
Middle School Special Education Teachers	10,970	$83,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	4,860	$83,010
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940

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 crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.