by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Special Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Loyola Marymount University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Loyola Marymount was $1,390 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,460 | $19,460 |
| Fees | $296 | $296 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Loyola Marymount is $58,673 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $48,410.
Loyola Marymount 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 Loyola Marymount Online Learning page.
About 84.4% of the students who received their Master’s in special ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Around 56.3% of special ed master’s degree recipients at Loyola Marymount in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 34 |
| Multilingual Education | 18 |
| Educational Administration | 265 |
| Student Counseling | 60 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 75 |
*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.