by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Lamar University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Lamar University paid an average of $764 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $355 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,397 | $13,759 |
| Fees | $1,940 | $1,940 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from Lamar University make an average of $50,543 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $48,410.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the special ed master’s degree program at Lamar University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lamar University Online Learning page.
About 92.5% of the students who received their Master’s in special ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.8% of the special ed master’s degrees at Lamar University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 23 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 84 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 124 |
| Education of the Deaf | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 1,227 |
| Instructional Media Design | 180 |
*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.