The 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 Montana State University - Billings. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Montana State University - Billings was $775 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $223 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,598 | $18,611 |
Fees | $1,495 | $1,632 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from Montana State University - Billings make an average of $48,432 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Montana State University - Billings does offer online classes in its special ed master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Montana State University - Billings Online Learning page.
About 86.7% of the students who received their Master’s in special ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.3% of the special ed master’s degrees at Montana State University - Billings in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Special Education | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Education | 3 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 24 |
Student Counseling | 21 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 8 |
*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.