by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Boston 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Boston U is $48,725 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.
Online degrees for the Boston U 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 Boston U Online Learning page.
About 73.3% of the students who received their Master’s in special ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Around 20.0% of special ed master’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 36 |
| Education of the Deaf | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 148 |
| Educational Administration | 82 |
| Educational Assessment | 1 |
| Student Counseling | 23 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 81 |
*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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