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Special Education at SUNY Empire State College

Special Education at SUNY Empire State College

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at SUNY Empire State College stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724.

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 Empire Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

SUNY Empire Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

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

SUNY Empire Special Education Master’s Program

81% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. SUNY Empire does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SUNY Empire, 95% 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 Empire State College with a master's in special ed.

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

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 8

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 Empire State College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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