Special Education at Canisius College

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Canisius College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 2,820 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.

Canisius Special Education Degrees Available

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

Canisius Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Canisius 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 Canisius

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

Canisius 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 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Canisius 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 Canisius 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	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Canisius Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Canisius, 74% 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 Canisius College with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Special Education & Teaching	27
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	4
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	1

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling

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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	18,790	$77,840
Special Education Professors	17,420	$86,330
Middle School Special Education Teachers	10,970	$83,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	4,860	$83,010
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.