Special Education at Teachers College at Columbia University

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 Teachers College at Columbia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Teachers College is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 4,547.

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.

Teachers College Special Education Degrees Available

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

Teachers College Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Teachers College

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

Teachers College Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 60 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from Teachers College in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Teachers College, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Teachers College at Columbia University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Teachers College at Columbia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	22
Other Special Education & Teaching	21
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	10
Education of the Deaf	8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	2
Elementary Special Education	1

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Student Counseling
• Multilingual Education
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 Teachers College at Columbia University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.