by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Western Oregon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in special ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Western Oregon State College paid an average of $739 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $446 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 | $16,056 | $26,604 |
| Fees | $1,914 | $1,914 |
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their master’s degree from Western Oregon State College is $48,563 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $48,410.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Western Oregon State College does offer online classes in its special ed master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Western Oregon State College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.7% of the special ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in special ed at Western Oregon State College in 2019-2020, 11.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 60 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 50 |
| Education of the Deaf | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 1 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 7 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 70 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 |
| Teaching English or French | 5 |
*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.