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Northern Illinois University Master’s in Special Education

53 Master's Degrees Awarded
$51,356 Average Salary

The 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 Illinois 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Special Ed from NIU Cost?

$11,086 Average Tuition and Fees

NIU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NIU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,858$8,858
Fees$2,228$2,228

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Special Ed From NIU?

$51,356 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

special ed who receive their master’s degree from NIU make an average of $51,356 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $48,410.

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Does NIU Offer an Online Master’s in Special Ed?

NIU 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 NIU Online Learning page.

NIU Master’s Student Diversity for Special Ed

53 Master's Degrees Awarded
79.2% Women
9.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 53 master’s degrees in special ed awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 79.2% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 9.4% of special ed master’s degree recipients at NIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White46
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities1

Master’s in Special Ed Focus Areas at NIU

Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Special Education53

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Education16
Curriculum & Instruction15
Educational Administration42
Instructional Media Design40
Educational Assessment13

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References

*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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