Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Queens 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at QC was $855 per credit hour for out-of-state students. 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 | |
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Tuition | $11,090 | $20,520 |
Fees | $522 | $522 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from QC make an average of $64,328 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% higher than the national average of $48,410.
QC 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 QC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 87.1% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at QC in 2019-2020, 37.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 39 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 |
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Multilingual Education | 5 |
Educational Administration | 15 |
Student Counseling | 14 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 122 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 172 |
*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.