by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at SUNY Old Westbury. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in special ed, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SUNY Old Westbury was ranked #191 on College Factual's Best Schools for special ed list. It is also ranked #31 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Old Westbury.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SUNY Old Westbury 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. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,052 | $1,052 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,530 | $11,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,960 | $1,960 |
Learn more about SUNY Old Westbury tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Special Ed students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Old Westbury took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 25% 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 Old Westbury is $43,798 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $36,194.
Online degrees for the SUNY Old Westbury special ed bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Old Westbury Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 90.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 90.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in special ed at SUNY Old Westbury in 2019-2020, 48.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 1 |
| Elementary Special Education | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 13 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 43 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 4 |
*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.
