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 National Louis University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NLU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,646 | $11,646 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from NLU is $53,108 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $48,410.
NLU 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 NLU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 72.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.9% of the special ed master’s degrees at NLU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 55 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 172 |
| Educational Administration | 50 |
| Instructional Media Design | 1 |
| Educational Assessment | 3 |
| Student Counseling | 1 |
*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.