Overview

What you will study

The faculty at the Special Education program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia are consistently recognized — internationally and across the U.S. — for their individual and collaborative teaching and research excellence. The department’s unique mix of faculty expertise areas creates a wide range of opportunities for students and researchers. Special Education hosts or co-hosts several state and federally supported training, demonstration and research projects, including the following three centers that focus on facilitating positive developmental outcomes for children and youth with disabilities.

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

Center for School-Wide Positive Behavioral Supports

Center for Adolescent Research in Schools

Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

9 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbia, United States

Disciplines

Special Education View 68 other PhDs in Special Education in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum GPA: 3.5/4.0

Completed Graduate School online application

Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.

Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

25924 USD / year

≈ 25924 USD / year
Out-of-State

25924 USD / year

≈ 25924 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11038 USD / year

≈ 11038 USD / year

Living costs

Columbia

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

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