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Special Education at Mercy College

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

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547.

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.

Mercy Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Mercy Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy Special Education Master’s Program

93% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from Mercy in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Mercy, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
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 NY, the home state for Mercy 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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