by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Point Loma Nazarene University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in education, 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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Part-time graduates at PLNU paid an average of $660 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,880 | $11,880 |
The median early career salary of education students who receive their master’s degree from PLNU is $59,485 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $49,197.
PLNU does not offer an online option for its education master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the PLNU Online Learning page.
About 73.0% of the students who received their Master’s in education in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at PLNU in 2019-2020, 44.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 84 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 174 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Special Education | 26 |
*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.
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