Special Education at SUNY Geneseo

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

SUNY Geneseo is located in Geneseo, New York and approximately 4,911 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 78 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Geneseo.

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 Geneseo Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

SUNY Geneseo Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Geneseo performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at SUNY Geneseo 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Special Education Schools	59
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Special Education Schools	92
	95
Most Popular Special Education Schools	100
	140
Best Value Special Education Schools	165
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	560
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	560

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in special ed from SUNY Geneseo. This is the #561 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at SUNY Geneseo

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

SUNY Geneseo Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from SUNY Geneseo in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at SUNY Geneseo 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 SUNY Geneseo with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SUNY Geneseo also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 SUNY Geneseo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Special Education	78

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teacher Education Subject 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 Geneseo.

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 Benjamin D. Esham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.