The 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 University of Connecticut. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in special ed, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UCONN was ranked #133 on College Factual's Best Schools for special ed list. It is also ranked #4 in Connecticut.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCONN.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UCONN paid an average of $1,545 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $601 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $14,406 | $37,074 |
Fees | $3,428 | $3,428 |
Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,258 | $13,258 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,032 | $3,032 |
Learn more about UCONN tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Special Ed students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCONN took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $24,724.
UCONN 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 UCONN Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at UCONN in special ed at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Special Education | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 94 |
*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.