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 University of Nevada - Reno. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UNR paid an average of $624 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $297 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,657 | $21,310 |
| Fees | $661 | $661 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from UNR is $51,169 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $48,410.
UNR 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 UNR Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 93.8% of them 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 UNR in 2019-2020, 37.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 15 |
| Educational Administration | 42 |
| Student Counseling | 20 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 44 |
| Teaching Assistants | 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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