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University at Albany Master’s in Special Education

23 Master's Degrees Awarded
$48,041 Average Salary

The 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 University at Albany. 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.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Special Ed from UAlbany Cost?

$13,435 Average Tuition and Fees

UAlbany Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UAlbany paid an average of $963 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $471 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,310 $23,100
Fees $2,125 $2,125

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Special Ed From UAlbany?

$48,041 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from UAlbany is $48,041 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.

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Does UAlbany Offer an Online Master’s in Special Ed?

UAlbany 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 UAlbany Online Learning page.

UAlbany Master’s Student Diversity for Special Ed

23 Master's Degrees Awarded
95.7% Women
13.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 23 students received their master’s degree in special ed. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 95.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.0% of the special ed master’s degrees at UAlbany in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Master’s in Special Ed Focus Areas at UAlbany

Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Special Education 23

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Education 2
Educational Administration 26
Instructional Media Design 99
Teacher Education Grade Specific 24
Teacher Education Subject Specific 54

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References

*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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