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Special Education at Hunter College

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Hunter College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 320 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.

Hunter Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Hunter Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Special Education Master’s Program

80% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 320 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from Hunter in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 75
Hispanic or Latino 69
White 147
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Hunter 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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