by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at University of St. Thomas. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in special ed, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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:
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UST paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $20,934 | $20,934 |
| Fees | $700 | $700 |
UST 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 UST Online Learning page.
Women made up around 95.1% 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 58.5% of the special ed master’s degrees at UST in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed | 1 |
| Other Special Education & Teaching | 40 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 6 |
| Multilingual Education | 5 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 13 |
| Educational Administration | 70 |
| Student Counseling | 133 |
*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.