Special Education at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Towson.

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.

Towson Special Education Degrees Available

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

Towson Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Towson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Towson 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
Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Special Education Schools	7
	8
Most Popular Special Education Schools	15
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	40
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	82
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	104
Most Focused Special Education Schools	121
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	291

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Towson. This makes it the #105 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Towson Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $46,717. This is 21% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 165 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from Towson in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Towson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	111
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Towson Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 special ed majors earned their master's degree from Towson. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Towson, 80% 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 Towson University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Towson 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Special Education	97
General Special Education	61
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	52
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	21

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,970	$64,590
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,280	$72,880
Special Education Professors	2,150	$71,340
Interpreters and Translators	1,120	$70,530
Special Education Preschool Teachers	360	$61,210

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.