by our College Data Analytics TeamElementary Special Education is a concentration offered under the special education major at Merrimack College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in elementary 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Merrimack paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $30,464 | $30,464 |
| Fees | $832 | $832 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Merrimack does offer online classes in its elementary special ed master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Merrimack Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.9% of the elementary special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in elementary special ed at Merrimack in 2019-2020, 1.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 59 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
