by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Northern Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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.
Out-of-state part-time graduates at Northern Michigan University paid an average of $804 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $588 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,408 | $12,864 |
| Fees | $796 | $796 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from Northern Michigan University make an average of $46,254 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $48,410.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Northern Michigan University offers online option in its special ed master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northern Michigan University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.0%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree at Northern Michigan University in special ed at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 11 |
| Educational Administration | 12 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 4 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 |
*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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