Special Education at SUNY Old Westbury

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if SUNY Old Westbury is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a total student population of 5,007.

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 Old Westbury Special Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY Old Westbury Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at SUNY Old Westbury 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 SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY Old Westbury Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. SUNY Old Westbury does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SUNY Old Westbury, 77% 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 Old Westbury with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Old Westbury. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Special Education	49

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• 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 Old Westbury.

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.