by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Liberty 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.
Part-time graduates at Liberty University paid an average of $460 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $7,935 | $7,935 |
| Fees | $414 | $414 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from Liberty University make an average of $40,909 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% lower 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 Liberty University 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 Liberty University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.9% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.6% of the special ed master’s degrees at Liberty University in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 54 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 140 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 77 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 272 |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 97 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 15 |
| Educational Administration | 311 |
| Instructional Media Design | 38 |
| Student Counseling | 350 |
*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.
