by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Ashland University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Ashland was ranked #277 on College Factual's Best Schools for special ed list. It is also ranked #10 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for Ashland.
Part-time undergraduates at Ashland paid an average of $940 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 | $22,000 | $22,000 |
| Fees | $1,060 | $1,060 |
| Books and Supplies | $912 | $912 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,640 | $10,640 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,596 | $2,596 |
Learn more about Ashland 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ashland in Special Ed walked away with an average of $25,911 in student debt. That is 5% higher than the national average of $24,724.
special ed who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ashland make an average of $33,993 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $36,194.
Ashland 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 Ashland Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.7% of the special ed students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 90.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in special ed at Ashland in 2019-2020, 7.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| 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 Multiple Disabilities | 23 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 25 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 14 |
*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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