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Special Education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,860. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 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.

SRU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed
  • Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

SRU Special Education Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at SRU

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

SRU Special Education Master’s Program

87% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at SRU awarded 87 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SRU, 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 77
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 PA, the home state for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors 8,510 $63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 6,010 $66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,390 $69,040
Interpreters and Translators 750 $50,100
Special Education Preschool Teachers 570 $54,160

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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