Special Education at Wilson College

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Wilson College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wilson is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,535.

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.

Wilson Special Education Degrees Available

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

Wilson Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Wilson 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Wilson

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

Wilson Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Wilson Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Wilson, 94% 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 Wilson College with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wilson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	37
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	1

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Educational Assessment
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Instructional Media Design

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 PA, the home state for Wilson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors	8,510	$63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,010	$66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,390	$69,040
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Special Education Preschool Teachers	570	$54,160

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.