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Special Education at University of Saint Joseph

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Special Education at University of Saint Joseph

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 University of Saint Joseph stacks up to those at other schools.

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,305. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 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.

USJ Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

USJ Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at USJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at University of Saint Joseph.

USJ Special Education Master’s Program

83% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 77 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from USJ in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. USJ does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from USJ, 87% 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 University of Saint Joseph with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 67
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 2,860 $76,780
Special Education Professors 1,660 $77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,070 $78,470
Special Education Teachers 660 $70,200
Interpreters and Translators 430 $47,560

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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