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Pennsylvania State University - University Park Bachelor’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 - University Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Bachelor’s in Special Ed

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The special ed major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Ed. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Special Education 190
Most Focused Colleges for Special Education 462

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Special Ed from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$29,750 Average Student Debt

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Penn State University Park Special Ed Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Special Ed students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State University Park took out an average of $29,750 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $24,724.

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Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Special Ed?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Special Ed

14 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
85.7% Women
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 14 students received their bachelor’s degree in special ed. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in special ed in 2018-2019, 85.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 89.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Penn State University Park in special ed at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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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 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bachelor’s in Special Ed Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Special Education 14

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Assessment 17
Teacher Education Grade Specific 220
Teacher Education Subject Specific 41

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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