by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Hunter College. 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 Hunter paid an average of $855 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $470 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,090 | $20,520 |
| Fees | $308 | $308 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Hunter is $67,660 per year. That is 40% higher than the national average of $48,410.
Hunter 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 Hunter Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.7% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at Hunter in 2019-2020, 43.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 26 |
| Black or African American | 55 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 176 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 66 |
| Student Counseling | 47 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 148 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 162 |
| Teaching English or French | 62 |
*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.