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 Saint Xavier University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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.
Part-time graduates at SXU paid an average of $833 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from SXU is $48,682 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.
SXU 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 SXU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 89.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Around 21.1% of special ed master’s degree recipients at SXU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 2 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 32 |
| Teaching English or French | 3 |
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*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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