Special Education at Alvernia University

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 Alvernia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,560. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in special ed.

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.

Alvernia Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Alvernia

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Alvernia does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Alvernia Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Alvernia awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. Alvernia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Alvernia, 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 Alvernia University with a master's in special ed.

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

Related Majors

• General Education
• Educational Administration
• Teaching English or French

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 PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors	8,510	$63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,010	$66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,390	$69,040
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Special Education Preschool Teachers	570	$54,160

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 AU540Up under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.