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Special Education at SUNY New Paltz

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Special Education at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY New Paltz Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

SUNY New Paltz Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Special Education Master’s Program

83% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 83% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 SUNY New Paltz.

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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