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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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.
Out-of-state part-time graduates at UT Rio Grande Valley paid an average of $776 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $367 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,458 | $13,820 |
| Fees | $1,331 | $1,331 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from UT Rio Grande Valley is $48,872 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.
Online degrees for the UT Rio Grande Valley 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 Rio Grande Valley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 92.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 89.0% of the special ed master’s degrees at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 82 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 10 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 31 |
| Educational Administration | 129 |
| Instructional Media Design | 44 |
| Student Counseling | 44 |
*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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