The 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 Northeastern State 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.
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 NSU was ranked #478 on College Factual's Best Schools for special ed list. It is also ranked #6 in Oklahoma.
Here are some of the other rankings for NSU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NSU was $477 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $197 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,913 | $14,313 |
Fees | $1,002 | $1,002 |
Books and Supplies | $1,380 | $1,380 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,990 | $7,990 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,256 | $2,256 |
Learn more about NSU 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 NSU in Special Ed walked away with an average of $22,250 in student debt. That is 10% lower than the national average of $24,724.
special ed who receive their bachelor’s degree from NSU make an average of $35,351 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% lower than the national average of $36,194.
NSU 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 NSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 88.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 90.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in special ed at NSU in 2019-2020, 47.1% were 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 | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Multilingual Education | 1 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 98 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 45 |
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*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.