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Special Education at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

RIC Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

RIC Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Special Education Master’s Program

97% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from RIC. About 3% were men and 97% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from RIC, 81% 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 Rhode Island College with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Special Education Teachers 690 $81,180
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 430 $70,720
Special Education Professors 310 $74,600
Middle School Special Education Teachers 240 $70,990
Interpreters and Translators 110 $50,380

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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