by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead. 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.
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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.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at MSU Moorhead was $495 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,910 | $8,910 |
| Fees | $990 | $990 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from MSU Moorhead is $48,823 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. MSU Moorhead does offer online classes in its special ed master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MSU Moorhead Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.5% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
None of the special ed master’s degree recipients at MSU Moorhead in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| 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 | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 93 |
| Educational Administration | 73 |
| Student Counseling | 22 |
| Teaching English or French | 4 |
*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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