by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Special Education is a concentration offered under the special education major at Texas Tech University. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Texas Tech was $748 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $339 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 | $6,788 | $14,968 |
| Fees | $2,562 | $2,562 |
Texas Tech does not offer an online option for its teaching students with disabilities master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas Tech Online Learning page.
About 94.8% of the students who received their Master’s in teaching students with disabilities in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.8% of the teaching students with disabilities master’s degrees at Texas Tech in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 88 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
*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.