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Hofstra University Master’s in Special Education

46 Master's Degrees Awarded
$60,623 Average Salary

Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Hofstra 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Special Ed from Hofstra Cost?

$27,172 Average Tuition and Fees

Hofstra Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Hofstra was $1,454 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $26,172 $26,172
Fees $1,000 $1,000

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Special Ed From Hofstra?

$60,623 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

special ed who receive their master’s degree from Hofstra make an average of $60,623 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $48,410.

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Does Hofstra Offer an Online Master’s in Special Ed?

Hofstra 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 Hofstra Online Learning page.

Hofstra Master’s Student Diversity for Special Ed

46 Master's Degrees Awarded
89.1% Women
19.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 46 master’s degrees in special ed awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 89.1% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 19.6% of special ed master’s degree recipients at Hofstra in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Master’s in Special Ed Focus Areas at Hofstra

Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 19
Elementary Special Education 20
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 7

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Multilingual Education 1
Curriculum & Instruction 1
Educational Administration 24
Instructional Media Design 2
Education Philosophy 1

View All Special Education Related Majors >

References

*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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