Special Education at Brooklyn College
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 Brooklyn College stacks up to those at other schools.Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 17,735 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 236 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.
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Brooklyn College Special Education Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Special Ed
Online Classes Are Available at Brooklyn College
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.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Brooklyn College offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:
Brooklyn College Special Education Rankings
Special Ed Student Demographics at Brooklyn College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Brooklyn College.
Brooklyn College Special Education Master’s Program
In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brooklyn College with a master's in special ed.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 17 |
Black or African American | 98 |
Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
White | 72 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Related Majors
- Multilingual Education
- Educational Administration
- Student Counseling
- 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 Brooklyn College.
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 Gabriel Liendo under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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