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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Master’s in Special Education

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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in special ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus Master’s in Special Ed

#162 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State World Campus was ranked #162 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Special Ed from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$22,186 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State World Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State World Campus was $903 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,682 $21,682
Fees $504 $504

Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online Master’s in Special Ed?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the special ed master’s degree program at Penn State World Campus. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Master’s Student Diversity for Special Ed

78 Master's Degrees Awarded
98.7% Women
21.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 78 students received their master’s degree in special ed. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 98.7% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.8% of the special ed master’s degrees at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 58
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Master’s in Special Ed Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Special Education 78

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 70
Educational Administration 61
Instructional Media Design 20
Teacher Education Grade Specific 31
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5

View All Special Education Related Majors >

References

*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.

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