Special Education at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UAlbany Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UAlbany 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 UAlbany, 87% 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 University at Albany with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at University at Albany. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	23

Related Majors

• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• International Education
• Teaching English or French
• 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 University at Albany.

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.