by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Elementary Special Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at SUNY Cortland. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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MEd in Curriculum & Instruction - Special Education
Use traditional, innovative and research-based approaches to learn about the instructional and transitional demands of children with special needs in this specialized online MEd from Southern New Hampshire University.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for special ed majors, SUNY Cortland came in at #15. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #4 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Cortland.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SUNY Cortland paid an average of $708 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,607 | $1,607 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,100 | $13,100 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,860 | $2,860 |
Learn more about SUNY Cortland tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Special Ed students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Cortland took out an average of $26,996 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $24,724.
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland is $50,231 per year. That is 39% higher than the national average of $36,194.
SUNY Cortland does not offer an online option for its special ed bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Cortland Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.5% of the special ed students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 90.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in special ed at SUNY Cortland in 2019-2020, 11.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 62 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Elementary Special Education | 71 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 135 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 191 |
| Teaching English or French | 10 |
*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.
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