Special Education and Teaching: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of special education and teaching graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 175 colleges. National median: $46,718, rising to $51,258 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Pace University	NY	$68,430	—	—
2	Roosevelt University	IL	$63,729	—	$27,500
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$60,781	$60,685	$15,126
4	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	$58,972	—	$12,500
5	Utah State University	UT	$58,712	$74,535	$17,379
6	CUNY Medgar Evers College	NY	$58,611	$66,377	—
7	Rowan University	NJ	$58,606	—	$12,500
8	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$58,322	$62,087	—
9	Weber State University	UT	$57,475	$61,907	—
10	Syracuse University	NY	$55,359	$62,864	$24,750
11	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$55,350	$60,958	$11,634
12	Hood College	MD	$55,266	$50,200	$20,500
13	Miami Dade College	FL	$55,125	$59,174	—
14	Marist University	NY	$55,118	—	$26,572
15	Towson University	MD	$54,964	$56,971	$13,674
16	SUNY Old Westbury	NY	$54,789	$62,389	$16,750
17	Western Washington University	WA	$54,779	$64,780	$22,564
18	Broward College	FL	$54,740	$59,330	$9,000
19	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$54,709	$64,827	$26,261
20	Lebanon Valley College	PA	$54,691	$54,928	$27,000
21	Brigham Young University	UT	$54,512	$39,325	—
22	St Petersburg College	FL	$53,540	$53,393	—
23	University of Hartford	CT	$52,907	$59,185	$27,000
24	Georgia Gwinnett College	GA	$52,895	—	—
25	Providence College	RI	$52,699	$54,927	$27,000
26	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	$52,623	$53,356	$23,315
27	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$52,465	$57,465	$23,250
28	Concordia University Ann Arbor	MI	$51,821	$49,463	—
29	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	$51,821	$49,463	—
30	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$51,772	$56,311	$18,079
31	La Salle University	PA	$51,616	$63,434	—
32	Rhode Island College	RI	$51,340	$56,477	—
33	Wayne State University	MI	$51,283	$58,182	$28,016
34	Elmhurst University	IL	$50,877	—	—
35	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$50,864	$50,069	$27,000
36	Central Michigan University	MI	$50,780	$50,095	$28,775
37	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	PA	$50,713	$54,845	$26,000
38	Portland State University	OR	$50,574	—	—
39	Illinois State University	IL	$50,565	$52,864	$14,802
40	Northern Michigan University	MI	$50,513	—	—
41	Hope College	MI	$50,478	$54,196	$27,000
42	Trinity Christian College	IL	$50,450	$55,713	—
43	Keuka College	NY	$50,387	$55,992	$27,000
44	Westfield State University	MA	$50,181	$53,678	—
45	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$50,045	$52,008	$20,211
46	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$50,030	$51,949	$24,646
47	Molloy University	NY	$49,948	$71,781	$27,000
48	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$49,692	$50,302	$15,654
49	Western Michigan University	MI	$49,593	$50,665	$31,000
50	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	$49,574	$51,908	$24,747
51	University of Central Florida	FL	$49,435	—	$18,040
52	Northern Illinois University	IL	$49,400	$53,148	$20,909
53	University of Arizona	AZ	$49,393	$52,173	—
54	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$49,288	$55,308	—
55	Calvin University	MI	$49,262	—	—
56	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$49,261	$60,391	$21,733
57	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$48,778	$53,619	$18,375
58	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$48,749	$52,142	$18,292
59	Nicholls State University	LA	$48,599	$47,646	—
60	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$48,395	$58,675	$19,250
61	Minot State University	ND	$48,342	—	$17,664
62	SUNY College at Geneseo	NY	$48,324	$54,908	$20,253
63	Salve Regina University	RI	$48,285	$57,837	$27,000
64	East Carolina University	NC	$48,284	$48,410	$20,500
65	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$48,244	$60,365	$23,250
66	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$48,161	$50,892	$40,128
67	University of North Florida	FL	$48,118	$59,429	—
68	Aurora University	IL	$48,089	—	—
69	University of South Dakota	SD	$47,912	$45,415	—
70	Western Governors University	UT	$47,786	$52,090	$16,288
71	Northern State University	SD	$47,672	—	—
72	University of West Florida	FL	$47,631	$47,968	$13,750
73	University of Arkansas	AR	$47,582	$53,054	—
74	Ball State University	IN	$47,484	$51,267	$21,625
75	St Bonaventure University	NY	$47,412	$51,664	$27,000
76	Lewis University	IL	$47,410	$51,522	$14,000
77	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$47,400	$49,301	$14,500
78	Western Carolina University	NC	$47,374	$47,031	$24,937
79	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$47,326	$47,592	$13,000
80	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$47,265	$44,765	$26,000
81	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	$47,224	—	—
82	Thiel College	PA	$46,851	$52,302	$27,000
83	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$46,826	$47,566	$15,216
84	Saint Cloud State University	MN	$46,825	$48,296	—
85	New Mexico Highlands University	NM	$46,804	—	—
86	Carthage College	WI	$46,796	$55,688	—
87	Chadron State College	NE	$46,781	—	$21,620
88	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	$46,718	—	—
89	Winona State University	MN	$46,661	$49,824	$20,000
90	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$46,653	$51,630	$20,982
91	Liberty University	VA	$46,607	$47,241	$29,166
92	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$46,557	$47,828	$26,000
93	Mercyhurst University	PA	$46,551	$49,638	$27,000
94	College of Charleston	SC	$46,409	$44,736	—
95	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$46,361	$54,303	$27,100
96	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	$46,353	$48,796	$24,375
97	Augsburg University	MN	$46,154	$52,701	—
98	University of Memphis	TN	$46,091	$47,465	$20,000
99	Alvernia University	PA	$45,868	—	$27,000
100	University of Northern Colorado	CO	$45,809	$51,008	$17,044
101	Southwest Minnesota State University	MN	$45,695	—	$22,504
102	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$45,666	$52,494	—
103	Grace College and Theological Seminary	IN	$45,655	$50,212	—
104	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$45,598	—	$18,750
105	University of Georgia	GA	$45,481	$51,259	$14,132
106	Appalachian State University	NC	$45,386	$50,264	$21,211
107	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	$45,354	$50,078	$26,607
108	Michigan State University	MI	$45,012	$58,522	$21,134
109	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	$44,993	$46,315	$25,500
110	The University of Alabama	AL	$44,987	$50,763	$20,750
111	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	$44,896	$47,877	$25,250
112	Jacksonville State University	AL	$44,825	$50,404	$23,375
113	Neumann University	PA	$44,721	$54,846	$27,000
114	University of Dayton	OH	$44,696	$51,389	$19,750
115	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$44,503	$48,444	$24,987
116	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	$44,454	$53,494	$27,000
117	Boise State University	ID	$44,446	$48,048	$26,000
118	University of Maine at Farmington	ME	$44,404	$39,251	—
119	Robert Morris University	PA	$44,403	—	—
120	Dakota State University	SD	$44,365	$46,095	—
121	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$44,322	$48,124	$23,554
122	Coastal Carolina University	SC	$44,270	$49,005	—
123	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$44,259	$43,928	—
124	Upper Iowa University	IA	$44,221	$49,098	$26,658
125	Athens State University	AL	$44,119	$47,550	$17,750
126	University of Southern Indiana	IN	$44,044	$46,769	—
127	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$43,786	$51,786	—
128	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$43,720	$48,497	$24,917
129	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$43,349	$55,665	$22,375
130	East Tennessee State University	TN	$42,975	$44,224	—
131	Capital University	OH	$42,942	$45,924	$27,000
132	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$42,835	$51,901	$16,250
133	Mississippi State University	MS	$42,712	$41,627	$22,500
134	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$42,690	$47,226	$24,370
135	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$42,440	$45,663	$18,298
136	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	NH	$42,440	$45,663	$18,298
137	Auburn University	AL	$41,974	$55,544	$24,125
138	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$41,822	$51,258	$25,000
139	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$41,822	$51,258	$25,000
140	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$41,822	$51,258	$25,000
141	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$41,822	$51,258	$25,000
142	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$41,822	$51,258	$25,000
143	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$41,822	$51,258	$25,000
144	Colorado Christian University	CO	$41,751	—	$37,342
145	University of Toledo	OH	$41,443	$53,958	—
146	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	IN	$41,397	$43,577	$22,708
147	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	$40,955	$55,812	$21,000
148	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$40,874	$38,991	—
149	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$40,813	$48,151	$23,635
150	Marietta College	OH	$40,738	—	$27,000
151	Bellarmine University	KY	$40,561	$43,094	$26,990
152	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	$40,389	$46,475	$21,976
153	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$39,998	$50,194	—
154	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$39,447	$45,224	$26,000
155	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$39,444	$43,835	$25,000
156	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$39,421	$40,846	$19,579
157	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$39,382	—	$29,347
158	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$38,974	$55,146	—
159	Missouri Baptist University	MO	$38,960	$36,929	—
160	Western Kentucky University	KY	$38,507	$40,705	$23,250
161	Ashland University	OH	$37,908	$43,052	$23,886
162	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	$37,607	$41,163	$20,000
163	Florida International University	FL	$37,601	—	$13,761
164	University of Central Missouri	MO	$37,524	$39,569	$20,175
165	Murray State University	KY	$37,340	$36,657	$21,250
166	Youngstown State University	OH	$36,756	$39,497	—
167	Shawnee State University	OH	$36,487	$44,143	$25,000
168	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	$35,537	—	—
169	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	$35,537	—	—
170	Morehead State University	KY	$35,525	$39,777	$20,749
171	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$35,129	$41,782	$24,250
172	University of Akron Wayne College	OH	$35,129	$41,782	$24,250
173	University of Rio Grande	OH	$32,050	—	$24,375
174	Kean University	NJ	$28,972	$61,158	—
175	University of Puerto Rico	PR	$21,546	$32,294	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do special education and teaching graduates earn?

The median college reports $46,718 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in special education and teaching and $51,258 four years after. The highest is $68,430 at Pace University.

How much student debt do special education and teaching graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $23,315 at the typical college.