Special Education at St. John Fisher 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 St. John Fisher College stacks up to those at other schools.

Fisher is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 3,610. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 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.

Fisher Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Fisher Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Fisher

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

Fisher Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 18 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Fisher, about 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. Fisher does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Fisher, 89% 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 St. John Fisher College with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration

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 St. John Fisher 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 Stephen Wolfe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.