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General Special Education at Fitchburg State University

General Special Education at Fitchburg State University

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

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,728.

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.

Fitchburg State General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Fitchburg State

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, Fitchburg State does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Fitchburg State General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State General Special Education Master’s Program

88% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Fitchburg State, 95% 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 Fitchburg State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 70
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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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