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Elementary Special Education at Merrimack College

Elementary Special Education at Merrimack College

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

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418.

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

Merrimack Elementary Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Merrimack

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Merrimack offers distance education options for elementary special ed at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Merrimack Elementary Special Education Rankings

Elementary Special Ed Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Elementary Special Education Master’s Program

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of elementary special ed master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary special ed master's degree from Merrimack, 91% 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 Merrimack College with a master's in elementary special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Elementary Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary 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 MA, the home state for Merrimack College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 6,490 $74,470

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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