Special Education at Buffalo State

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Buffalo State stacks up to those at other schools.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 8,339.

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.

Buffalo State Special Education Degrees Available

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

Buffalo State Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Buffalo State 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Buffalo State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Buffalo State with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Buffalo State Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Buffalo State, 86% 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 Buffalo State with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Buffalo State. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	19
Elementary Special Education	14
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	14
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	11

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Multilingual Education
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 Buffalo State.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fortunate4now under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.