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 Bridgewater State 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Bridgewater State paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,675 | $1,675 |
| Fees | $9,722 | $9,722 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from Bridgewater State make an average of $50,068 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $48,410.
Bridgewater State does not offer an online option for its special ed master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Bridgewater State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.9% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.3% of the special ed master’s degrees at Bridgewater State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 88 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 95 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 11 |
| Student Counseling | 43 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 51 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 41 |
| Teaching English or French | 11 |
*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.