Special Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMass Boston Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UMass Boston Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 45 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from UMass Boston in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston, 78% 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 University of Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	46
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	43

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• General Education
• Educational Assessment
• Other Education

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,490	$74,470
Special Education Professors	4,630	$76,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,470	$74,500
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.