by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial 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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MEd in Curriculum & Instruction - Special Education
Use traditional, innovative and research-based approaches to learn about the instructional and transitional demands of children with special needs in this specialized online MEd from Southern New Hampshire University.
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 |
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
| 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 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
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 |
*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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