Special Education at Alvernia University

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

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,560 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.

Alvernia Special Education Degrees Available

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

Alvernia Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Alvernia 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 Alvernia

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

Alvernia 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.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Alvernia 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 Alvernia University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alvernia Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. Alvernia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Alvernia, 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 Alvernia 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	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at Alvernia University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Alvernia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	13
Elementary Special Education	11

Related Majors

• General Education
• Educational Administration
• Teaching English or French

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 Alvernia University.

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 AU540Up under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.