by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Special Education is a concentration offered under the special education major at Eastern Illinois University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in teaching students with disabilities, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at EIU paid an average of $750 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $313 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,503 | $18,007 |
| Fees | $2,754 | $2,754 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. EIU does offer online classes in its teaching students with disabilities master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the EIU Online Learning page.
About 83.3% of the students who received their Master’s in teaching students with disabilities in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Around 8.3% of teaching students with disabilities master’s degree recipients at EIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.