Special Education at Medgar Evers College

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Medgar Evers College stacks up to those at other schools.

Medgar is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 5,237 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Medgar.

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.

Medgar Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Medgar Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how Medgar performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Medgar 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
	18
	30
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Special Education Schools	180
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	220

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Medgar Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Medgar is $43,960. This is 13% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Medgar

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

Medgar Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Medgar. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Medgar also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teaching Assistants

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 Medgar Evers 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 Tchassis under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.