by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at California State University - Northridge. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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.
The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,275 | $1,275 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from CSUN make an average of $60,523 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $48,410.
CSUN does not offer an online option for its special ed master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUN Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 92.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Around 52.6% of special ed master’s degree recipients at CSUN in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 35 |
| Other Special Education & Teaching | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 74 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 15 |
| Educational Administration | 97 |
| Student Counseling | 98 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 21 |
*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.
