Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Master’s in General Special Education
General Special Education is a concentration offered under the special education major at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in teaching students with disabilities, 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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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus Master’s in Teaching Students with Disabilities
If you're having trouble deciding which school is a good match for you, you may want to check out College Factual's Best General Special Education Master's Degree Schools ranking to see some of the great options that are available. This ranking takes a number of things into account when determining a school's overall quality. Ranking factors include student and faculty diversity, average graduate earnings, and average amount of student debt.
On the 2021 list, Penn State World Campus was ranked #162 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.
How Much Does a Master’s in Teaching Students with Disabilities from Penn State World Campus Cost?
Penn State World Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees
During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State World Campus 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 | |
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Tuition | $21,682 | $21,682 |
Fees | $504 | $504 |
Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online Master’s in Teaching Students with Disabilities?
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Penn State World Campus offers online option in its teaching students with disabilities master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.
Penn State World Campus Master’s Student Diversity for Teaching Students with Disabilities
Male-to-Female Ratio
Of the students who received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities in 2018-2019, 98.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 84.2%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Around 21.8% of teaching students with disabilities master’s degree recipients at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 58 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
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*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.