by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Morningside College. 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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Part-time graduates at Morningside paid an average of $300 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 | $5,400 | $5,400 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Morningside is $51,857 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $48,410.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Morningside 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 Morningside Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 87.5% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.0%.
Around 3.6% of special ed master’s degree recipients at Morningside in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 106 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 58 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 38 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 2 |
| Other Education | 208 |
*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.