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Special Education at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 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.

Fairfield U Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Fairfield U Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Fairfield U in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Fairfield U, 89% 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 Fairfield University with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CT, the home state for Fairfield University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 2,860 $76,780
Special Education Professors 1,660 $77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,070 $78,470
Special Education Teachers 660 $70,200
Interpreters and Translators 430 $47,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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