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 Northern Arizona University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NAU paid an average of $1,428 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $520 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,309 | $18,630 |
| Fees | $857 | $859 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from NAU make an average of $49,019 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.
NAU 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 NAU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.7% 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%.
Around 34.0% of special ed master’s degree recipients at NAU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 35 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 53 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 34 |
| Educational Administration | 263 |
| Student Counseling | 117 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 60 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 61 |
*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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