The main focus area for this major is Other Special Education & Teaching. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Hood College. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Hood was ranked #188 on College Factual's Best Schools for special ed list. It is also ranked #4 in Maryland.
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Part-time undergraduates at Hood paid an average of $1,215 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $41,680 | $41,680 |
Fees | $620 | $620 |
Books and Supplies | $1,270 | $1,270 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,010 | $13,010 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,318 | $3,318 |
Learn more about Hood 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 Hood took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $24,724.
special ed who receive their bachelor’s degree from Hood make an average of $41,789 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $36,194.
Online degrees for the Hood special ed bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Hood Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in special ed in 2019-2020 were women.
Around 55.6% of special ed bachelor’s degree recipients at Hood in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Other Special Education & Teaching | 9 |
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 | 4 |
*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.