Elementary Special Education at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 5,007 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary special ed from SUNY Old Westbury.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Elementary Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Old Westbury Elementary Special Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY Old Westbury Elementary Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary special ed programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Old Westbury 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 elementary special ed major at SUNY Old Westbury is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary 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
	3
Most Popular Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Elementary Special Education Schools	9
	9
Most Popular Elementary Special Education Schools	10
	10
Most Focused Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Elementary Special Education Schools	12
Most Popular Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best Elementary Special Education Schools	17
Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	22

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in elementary special ed from SUNY Old Westbury. This makes it the #16 most popular school for elementary special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Special Ed Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 elementary special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Old Westbury, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary special ed at SUNY Old Westbury are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary 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 elementary special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Old Westbury Elementary Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of elementary special ed master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in elementary special ed each year. SUNY Old Westbury does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary special ed master's degree from SUNY Old Westbury, 71% were white. This is typical 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 elementary special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Elementary Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary 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

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.