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 Sam Houston State 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Out-of-state part-time graduates at SHSU paid an average of $729 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $320 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,765 | $13,127 |
| Fees | $2,577 | $2,577 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from SHSU is $51,857 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $48,410.
SHSU 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 SHSU Online Learning page.
About 90.9% of the students who received their Master’s in special ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.5% of the special ed master’s degrees at SHSU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 131 |
| Educational Administration | 74 |
| Instructional Media Design | 15 |
| International Education | 7 |
| Student Counseling | 5 |
*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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