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Adelphi University Master’s in Special Education

36 Master's Degrees Awarded
$63,005 Average Salary

Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Adelphi 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, diversity of students, and more.

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

$43,950 Average Tuition and Fees

Adelphi Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Adelphi was $1,345 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $42,450 $42,450
Fees $1,500 $1,500

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

$63,005 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

special ed who receive their master’s degree from Adelphi make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $48,410.

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Does Adelphi Offer an Online Master’s in Special Ed?

Online degrees for the Adelphi 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 Adelphi Online Learning page.

Adelphi Master’s Student Diversity for Special Ed

36 Master's Degrees Awarded
86.1% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 36 master’s degrees in special ed handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 86.1% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at Adelphi in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 25
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Master’s in Special Ed Focus Areas at Adelphi

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 11
Elementary Special Education 15
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 10

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Education 46
Instructional Media Design 11
Teacher Education Grade Specific 10
Teacher Education Subject Specific 85
Teaching English or French 20

View All Special Education Related Majors >

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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