by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at East Carolina University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at ECU paid an average of $1,119 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $297 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,749 | $17,898 |
| Fees | $2,787 | $2,787 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from ECU make an average of $43,128 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $48,410.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the special ed master’s degree program at ECU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at ECU in 2019-2020, 15.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 2 |
| Educational Administration | 77 |
| Instructional Media Design | 20 |
| Student Counseling | 34 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 61 |
*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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