Special Education at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Westfield.

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.

Westfield Special Education Degrees Available

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

Westfield Special Education Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Westfield 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 Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	52
	159
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
	273
	293
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	319
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	337
Most Popular Special Education Schools	353
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	383
Best Special Education Schools	577

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Westfield. This makes it the #384 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Westfield Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Westfield is $39,543. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from Westfield in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Westfield since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Westfield are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Westfield State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Westfield Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Westfield in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Westfield, 100% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in special ed.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	24

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.