General Special Education at Simmons University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Simmons University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,263.

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

Simmons General Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Simmons General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Simmons

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Simmons University.

Simmons General Special Education Master’s Program

82% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Simmons does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Simmons, 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 Simmons University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,490	$74,470
Special Education Professors	4,630	$76,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,470	$74,500
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370
Special Education Teachers	650	$56,700

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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