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General Special Education at Western Connecticut State University

General Special Education at Western Connecticut State University

8 Master's Degrees
If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Western Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

WestConn General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

WestConn General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn General Special Education Master’s Program

60% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. WestConn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from WestConn, 80% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 2,860 $76,780
Special Education Professors 1,660 $77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,070 $78,470
Special Education Teachers 660 $70,200
Special Education Preschool Teachers 180 $68,130

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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