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 The University of West Florida. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in special ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UWF paid an average of $1,037 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $378 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,088 | $22,166 |
| Fees | $1,974 | $2,728 |
special ed who receive their master’s degree from UWF make an average of $52,789 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $48,410.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the special ed master’s degree program at UWF. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UWF Online Learning page.
About 92.0% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at UWF in 2019-2020, 34.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 86 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 137 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 36 |
| Educational Administration | 143 |
| Instructional Media Design | 33 |
| Student Counseling | 13 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 14 |
*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.