by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Vanderbilt University. 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.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Vanderbilt was $2,087 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,082 | $50,082 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Vanderbilt is $46,999 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $48,410.
Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in special ed in 2019-2020, 96.4% 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 Vanderbilt in 2019-2020, 21.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 53 |
| Education of the Deaf | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 16 |
| Educational Administration | 51 |
| International Education | 25 |
| Student Counseling | 51 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 40 |
*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.