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Special Education at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,263. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 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.

Simmons Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Simmons Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Special Education Master’s Program

96% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from Simmons. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Simmons, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 53
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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 MA, the home state for Simmons 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
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Special Education Preschool Teachers 1,060 $64,370

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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