Special Education at The College of New Jersey

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 The College of New Jersey stacks up to those at other schools.

TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and approximately 7,783 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.

TCNJ Special Education Degrees Available

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

TCNJ Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at TCNJ 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 TCNJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at The College of New Jersey.

TCNJ Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at TCNJ 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 The College of New Jersey with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCNJ Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from TCNJ, 76% 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 The College of New Jersey with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The College of New Jersey. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	142
Education of the Deaf	7
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	2

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration

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 NJ, the home state for The College of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	12,110	$70,630
Middle School Special Education Teachers	6,850	$71,850
Special Education Professors	6,290	$75,970
Special Education Teachers	2,340	$65,380
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.