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 Northern Kentucky University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in education, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at NKU paid an average of $943 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $613 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,034 | $16,974 |
| Fees | $384 | $384 |
The median early career salary of education students who receive their master’s degree from NKU is $40,017 per year. That is 19% lower than the national average of $49,197.
NKU 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 NKU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.3% of the education students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at NKU in 2019-2020, 8.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| 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 | 10 |
| 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 | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 18 |
| Student Counseling | 9 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 31 |
*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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