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Special Education at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

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.

UAlbany Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UAlbany Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Special Education Master’s Program

83% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in special ed from UAlbany. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UAlbany 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 UAlbany, 87% 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 University at Albany with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

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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