General Special Education at Westfield State University

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395.

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.

Westfield General Special Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Westfield General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Westfield is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Westfield since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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

Westfield General Special Education Master’s Program

71% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Westfield, 100% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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

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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,490	$74,470
Special Education Professors	4,630	$76,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,470	$74,500
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370
Special Education Teachers	650	$56,700

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
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