by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at A-State paid an average of $554 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,986 | $9,972 |
| Fees | $1,614 | $1,614 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from A-State make an average of $43,155 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $48,410.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the special ed master’s degree program at A-State. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the A-State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 87.5% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.3% of the special ed master’s degrees at A-State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 138 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented | 74 |
| Other Special Education & Teaching | 78 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 157 |
| Educational Administration | 402 |
| Student Counseling | 36 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 60 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 189 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.