Special Education at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and has a total student population of 6,832.

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 Cortland Special Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY Cortland Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	79
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SUNY Cortland Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 95% 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 Cortland with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 SUNY Cortland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Special Education	90
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	8

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• 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 SUNY Cortland.

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 Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.