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The University of Texas at Austin Master’s in Special Education

44 Master's Degrees Awarded
$47,930 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 The University of Texas at Austin. 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.

If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:

How Much Does a Master’s in Special Ed from UT Austin Cost?

$12,028 Average Tuition and Fees

UT Austin Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Austin paid an average of $1,228 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $659 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$12,028$22,886

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

$47,930 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

special ed who receive their master’s degree from UT Austin make an average of $47,930 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.

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Does UT Austin Offer an Online Master’s in Special Ed?

Online degrees for the UT Austin 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 UT Austin Online Learning page.

UT Austin Master’s Student Diversity for Special Ed

44 Master's Degrees Awarded
95.5% Women
31.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 44 students received their master’s degree in special ed. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 95.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at UT Austin in 2019-2020, 31.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White22
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities2

Master’s in Special Ed Focus Areas at UT Austin

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Special Education44

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction33
Educational Administration47
Teacher Education Subject Specific46

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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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