by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Teachers College at Columbia University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as diversity 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 Teachers College 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 | $42,432 | $42,432 |
| Fees | $478 | $478 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Teachers College is $57,943 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $48,410.
Online degrees for the Teachers College special ed master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Teachers College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 92.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Around 27.9% of special ed master’s degree recipients at Teachers College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 31 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 38 |
| Educational Administration | 105 |
| Instructional Media Design | 82 |
| Educational Assessment | 35 |
*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.