by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General 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 Seattle Pacific University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in special ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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. SPU is in the top 10% of the country for special ed. More specifically it was ranked #59 out of 707 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for SPU.
Part-time undergraduates at SPU paid an average of $1,298 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,728 | $46,728 |
| Fees | $516 | $516 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,687 | $12,687 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,783 | $3,783 |
Learn more about SPU tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SPU is $44,356 per year. That is 23% higher than the national average of $36,194.
SPU 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 SPU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 90.9% of the special ed students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 90.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.5% of the special ed bachelor’s degrees at SPU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 15 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 3 |
*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.
