by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Eastern Michigan 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Eastern Michigan paid an average of $1,469 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $826 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 | $14,868 | $26,442 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Eastern Michigan is $47,079 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $48,410.
Online degrees for the Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% 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%.
Around 9.0% of special ed master’s degree recipients at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 67 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 82 |
| Instructional Media Design | 3 |
| Education Philosophy | 6 |
| Student Counseling | 6 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 14 |
*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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