by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Special Education is a concentration offered under the special education major at University of Alabama at Birmingham. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UAB paid an average of $1,066 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $450 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,100 | $19,188 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UAB offers online option in its teaching students with disabilities master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.0% of the teaching students with disabilities students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.0% of the teaching students with disabilities master’s degrees at UAB in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.