Special Education at Kean University

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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a total student population of 14,064.

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.

Kean Special Education Degrees Available

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

Kean Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Kean 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 Kean

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

Kean Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Kean Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. Kean does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kean University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kean University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	48
General Special Education	41
Other Special Education & Teaching	34

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	12,110	$70,630
Middle School Special Education Teachers	6,850	$71,850
Special Education Professors	6,290	$75,970
Special Education Teachers	2,340	$65,380
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750

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 Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.