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Special Education at Point Park University

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Special Education at Point Park University

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

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,591.

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.

Point Park Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Point Park Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Point Park

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

Point Park Special Education Master’s Program

93% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Point Park in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Point Park, 80% 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 Point Park University with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
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 PA, the home state for Point Park University.

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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