by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in education, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at MCLA paid an average of $196 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,528 | $3,528 |
| Fees | $3,528 | $3,528 |
The median early career salary of education students who receive their master’s degree from MCLA is $43,957 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $49,197.
MCLA does not offer an online option for its education master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MCLA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in education in 2019-2020, 57.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.6% of the education master’s degrees at MCLA in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 19 |
*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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