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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 Ship paid an average of $774 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $516 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,288 | $13,932 |
| Fees | $2,682 | $2,898 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from Ship make an average of $44,925 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% lower than the national average of $48,410.
Online degrees for the Ship special ed master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ship Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.0% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at Ship in 2019-2020, 6.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| 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 | 13 |
| 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 | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 18 |
| Educational Administration | 19 |
| Student Counseling | 26 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 |
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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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