Special Education at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

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

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.

Penn State World Campus Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Penn State World Campus Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Penn State World Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Penn State World Campus Special Education Master’s Program

95% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Penn State World Campus, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	36
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors	8,510	$63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,010	$66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,390	$69,040
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Special Education Preschool Teachers	570	$54,160

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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