Special Education at Elms College

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

Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and approximately 1,355 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.

Elms College Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Elms College Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Elms College

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

Elms College Special Education Master’s Program

78% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. Elms College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Elms 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	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elms College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	27

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 Elms College.

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
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