by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Special Education & Teaching. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Auburn University. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Auburn paid an average of $1,680 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $560 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,080 | $30,240 |
| Fees | $1,716 | $1,716 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from Auburn make an average of $42,905 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $48,410.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Auburn does offer online classes in its special ed master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Auburn Online Learning page.
About 84.2% of the students who received their Master’s in special ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.7% of the special ed master’s degrees at Auburn in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Special Education & Teaching | 38 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 25 |
| Instructional Media Design | 4 |
| Student Counseling | 28 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 82 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 42 |
*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.