General Special Education at Framingham State University

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Framingham State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Framingham State is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and approximately 4,876 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Framingham State General Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Framingham State General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Framingham State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Framingham State University.

Framingham State General Special Education Master’s Program

56% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Framingham State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Framingham State, 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 Framingham State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 Framingham State University.

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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370
Special Education Teachers	650	$56,700

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
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