by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Out-of-state part-time graduates at UNC Charlotte paid an average of $1,170 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $423 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 | $4,337 | $17,771 |
| Fees | $3,284 | $3,284 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UNC Charlotte offers online option in its special ed master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Charlotte Online Learning page.
Women made up around 90.0% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.0% of the special ed master’s degrees at UNC Charlotte in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 | 6 |
| 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 | 30 |
| Educational Administration | 31 |
| Instructional Media Design | 11 |
| Student Counseling | 65 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 103 |
*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.