by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Georgia State 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Georgia State was $1,259 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $398 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 | $7,164 | $22,662 |
| Fees | $2,128 | $2,128 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from Georgia State make an average of $50,439 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $48,410.
Online degrees for the Georgia State 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 Georgia State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 91.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 51.4% of the special ed master’s degrees at Georgia State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 28 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 49 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 15 |
| Instructional Media Design | 38 |
| Educational Assessment | 8 |
| Education Philosophy | 4 |
| Student Counseling | 46 |
*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.