by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UL Lafayette paid an average of $1,326 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $563 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 | $5,511 | $19,238 |
| Fees | $4,627 | $4,627 |
UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at UL Lafayette in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 11 |
| Educational Administration | 33 |
| Student Counseling | 20 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 3 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 8 |
*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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