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Special Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College

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Special Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College

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

STAC is located in Sparkill, New York and has a total student population of 1,779. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from STAC.

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.

STAC Special Education Degrees Available

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

STAC Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at STAC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at STAC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 22
Most Focused Special Education Schools 33
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Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 110
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 185
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 186
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 195
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools 203
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools 203
Best Special Education Schools 220
Best Value Special Education Schools 265
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 297
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 347

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in special ed from STAC. This makes it the #186 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at STAC

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

STAC Special Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from STAC. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 St. Thomas Aquinas College with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

STAC Special Education Master’s Program

88% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from STAC, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from STAC, 72% 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 St. Thomas Aquinas College 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 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

STAC also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 St. Thomas Aquinas 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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