by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Education of the Deaf. 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 Health Science Center at San Antonio. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in special ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these 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 UT Health San Antonio paid an average of $680 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $180 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,239 | $12,241 |
| Fees | $1,225 | $1,225 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from UT Health San Antonio make an average of $47,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% lower than the national average of $48,410.
Online degrees for the UT Health San Antonio 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 Health San Antonio Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 88.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 77.8% of the special ed master’s degrees at UT Health San Antonio in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education of the Deaf | 9 |
*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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