by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Nyack College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Nyack paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,300 | $13,300 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Nyack is $46,478 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $48,410.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Nyack 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 Nyack Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.9% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at Nyack in 2019-2020, 30.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Elementary Special Education | 8 |
| Other Special Education & Teaching | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 5 |
| Teaching English or French | 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.