by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Special Education is a concentration offered under the special education major at University of Maine. 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 UMaine was $1,503 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $491 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 | $8,298 | $27,054 |
| Fees | $1,298 | $1,298 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UMaine 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 UMaine Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities in 2019-2020, 92.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Around 3.8% of teaching students with disabilities master’s degree recipients at UMaine in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
*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.