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 George Mason University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Out-of-state part-time graduates at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $671 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,594 | $33,906 |
| Fees | $3,504 | $3,504 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from GMU is $60,839 per year. That is 26% higher than the national average of $48,410.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that GMU offers online option in its special ed master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.0% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. 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 GMU in 2019-2020, 30.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 26 |
| Black or African American | 45 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 206 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 32 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 341 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 412 |
| Educational Administration | 192 |
| Student Counseling | 46 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 21 |
*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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