Special Education at St John’s University - New York

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

STJ is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 20,143. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 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.

STJ Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

STJ Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at STJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at St John’s University - New York.

STJ Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 85 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from STJ in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from STJ, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teaching English or French

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's University - New York.

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 Zeuscgp under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.