Master's · Education

Special Education and Teaching (Master's): earnings by school

351 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$59,166
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$63,109
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$29,605
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 281 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $57,999 and $68,582. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
California State University-Los Angeles CA$89,011$104,208$20,500
California State University-Fullerton CA$80,432$95,677$22,750
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$82,484$95,089—
CUNY City College NY$84,664$94,601$17,565
Notre Dame de Namur University CA$82,202$94,588—
Pace University NY$81,597$91,867$20,500
California State University-Long Beach CA$81,011$91,444—
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$82,060$90,918$20,500
University of San Francisco CA—$89,791—
CUNY Hunter College NY$78,475$88,978$28,871
Manhattan University NY$71,178$87,967$20,500
Point Loma Nazarene University CA—$86,603—
College of Staten Island CUNY NY$75,847$86,157$17,000
National University CA$76,119$85,908$41,000
California State University-Northridge CA—$85,826—
Loyola Marymount University CA$72,771$85,524—
CUNY Queens College NY$75,570$85,359$23,427
Touro University California CA$84,720$84,787—
CUNY Lehman College NY$81,432$84,758$40,500
St. John's University-New York NY$75,830$84,195$31,944
San Diego State University CA$74,354$84,034—
Fresno Pacific University CA$82,476——
Florida Memorial University FL—$82,237—
Long Island University NY$76,584$81,836$50,474
California State University-East Bay CA$75,439$81,760$20,500
California Lutheran University CA$77,344$81,041$30,700
Adelphi University NY$72,505$80,788—
Touro University NY$75,508$80,111$28,958
Manhattanville University NY$66,130$79,921$30,458
University of Redlands CA$67,024$79,819$31,334
Fordham University NY$67,534$79,567$57,261
Hofstra University NY$68,184$79,507$41,000
Mount Saint Mary's University CA—$79,053—
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$73,016$78,627$27,675
Alliant International University-San Diego CA$72,764$77,956$36,625
SUNY Old Westbury NY$77,223——
DePaul University IL$67,632$77,204$27,333
Teachers College at Columbia University NY$71,117$76,970$44,862
St. Thomas Aquinas College NY$59,740$76,928$20,500
San Francisco State University CA$74,781$76,580$33,065
Dominican University IL$60,095$76,142—
Bank Street College of Education NY$69,833$76,086$51,883
Kean University NJ$67,260$76,045$41,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD—$75,831—
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University NJ$72,285$75,657—
Montclair State University NJ$72,285$75,657—
George Washington University DC$64,254$75,292—
Monroe University NY$74,826——
California State University-Fresno CA$74,687——
Loyola University Maryland MD—$74,485—
New Jersey City University NJ$68,192$74,452$23,693
University of West Georgia GA$70,335$74,278$25,562
University of Illinois Chicago IL$74,593$74,270$39,946
University of Utah UT$68,599$73,872$27,450
Molloy University NY$58,966$73,479$20,500
Mercy University NY$73,351—$46,500
University of Massachusetts Global CA$73,287—$35,500
Rowan University NJ$70,138$72,243—
George Mason University VA$64,515$72,192$29,500
University of Alaska Southeast AK—$72,044—
Chapman University CA$66,977$71,762—
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$67,193$71,699$20,500
Towson University MD$72,745$71,563—
California State University-Sacramento CA$71,555——
Ball State University IN$60,377$71,550$32,921
Boston College MA$61,422$71,459—
Notre Dame of Maryland University MD$66,659$71,297—
University of San Diego CA—$71,030—
Saint Peter's University NJ—$70,959—
Sam Houston State University TX$66,006$70,757$34,619
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$62,262$70,150$31,149
St. Joseph's University-New York NY$61,160$70,102$35,500
Centenary University NJ—$69,602—
Ithaca College NY—$69,444—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$79,688$69,373—
Arcadia University PA—$69,227—
Simmons University MA$61,796$69,110—
College of Our Lady of the Elms MA$59,650$68,582—
State University of New York at New Paltz NY—$68,520—
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$50,999$68,419—
Lesley University MA$63,151$68,384$40,049
Lincoln University PA$66,553$68,343$34,646
Monmouth University NJ$64,864$68,115$50,448
American International College MA$62,478$67,742$20,799
University of West Florida FL$54,749$67,666$23,117
Bethel University MN$58,329$67,614$40,500
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN$61,503$67,553$35,349
Portland State University OR$60,533$67,504$41,000
Western Michigan University MI$61,149$67,367$31,974
Oakland University MI$65,642$67,300$39,192
Concordia University-Chicago IL$63,368$67,237$25,199
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$61,719$66,970$31,158
Holy Family University PA$66,588$66,902$29,295
Syracuse University NY$63,866$66,858$51,250
Florida International University FL$60,677$66,851$29,113
Eastern Michigan University MI$60,981$66,839$46,256
Mount Saint Mary College NY$63,537$66,761—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$64,142$66,728$20,500
Northern Arizona University AZ$59,668$66,606$33,695
University of St Thomas MN$59,199$66,391$26,347
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$60,015$66,379$41,007
Boston University MA$66,654$66,364—
Texas Tech University TX$63,784$66,336$23,199
Rhode Island College RI$67,384$66,310$20,500
Wayne State University MI—$66,099—
Piedmont University GA$56,783$65,919$38,025
Southern Connecticut State University CT$60,197$65,840$27,501
Gordon College MA$65,823——
Northeastern Illinois University IL$65,370$65,769$19,468
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$61,495$65,641$26,996
Saginaw Valley State University MI$64,241$65,591—
Bemidji State University MN$61,040$65,503$39,190
Sul Ross State University TX$66,356$65,438$19,106
Regis College MA$63,382$65,421—
Florida Atlantic University FL—$65,380—
Georgia State University GA$61,429$65,323—
Western Oregon University OR$63,244$65,172$38,197
Seton Hall University NJ$65,146——
National Louis University IL$61,429$65,083$35,875
Vanderbilt University TN$60,124$65,048$35,724
The College of New Jersey NJ$64,998$65,033$20,500
The University of Texas at Tyler TX—$64,946—
Fitchburg State University MA$62,005$64,927$23,080
Whitworth University WA$68,733$64,904$41,000
Saint Cloud State University MN$64,008$64,864—
Grand Valley State University MI$55,294$64,816$24,243
Texas A&M University-Victoria TX$64,808—$40,413
Michigan State University MI$59,271$64,777$30,014
Johns Hopkins University MD$65,486$64,658—
Lamar University TX$62,965$64,598$27,332
Bridgewater State University MA$61,495$64,424$20,500
Saint Xavier University IL$59,586$64,421$26,319
Quinnipiac University CT$63,875$64,220$22,966
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$64,197—$30,750
Wilmington University DE$59,452$64,126$41,735
Aurora University IL$54,842$64,110—
Plymouth State University NH$54,687$64,021—
Salem State University MA$61,942$63,889—
University of Arizona AZ$54,895$63,869$40,750
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$55,261$63,853—
Valdosta State University GA$58,588$63,814$23,518
West Texas A & M University TX$62,514$63,537—
Columbus State University GA$59,703$63,482$29,400
Endicott College MA$63,579$63,477$22,800
East Texas A&M University TX$59,637$63,451—
University of Georgia GA$52,905$63,394$22,274
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$63,328——
University of North Texas TX$60,606$63,310—
Concordia University-Saint Paul MN$60,098$63,279$24,599
Western Governors University UT$60,204$63,218$15,301
Rivier University NH—$63,206—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$60,560$63,109$35,499
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$60,560$63,109$35,499
Lipscomb University TN$55,777$63,058$21,625
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$57,380$62,786—
Minnesota State University Moorhead MN$55,980$62,753$20,500
Eastern University PA$62,199$62,741$33,847
Texas State University TX$61,369$62,709—
Texas A & M International University TX—$62,691—
University of Saint Joseph CT$57,269$62,650$32,500
University of Oregon OR$59,388$62,634$34,167
Stonehill College MA$62,543——
Central Connecticut State University CT$59,903$62,530$37,200
State University of New York at Oswego NY$62,504——
Gwynedd Mercy University PA$62,492—$48,395
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$61,839$62,401—
Stephen F Austin State University TX$61,605$62,368$29,145
Ashland University OH$55,495$62,347—
University of Northern Colorado CO$55,633$62,267$31,551
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX$62,235——
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$54,416$62,175$37,875
Illinois State University IL$60,718$62,105—
Northern Illinois University IL$57,030$62,066$27,121
Pacific University OR$60,029$62,047$37,992
Kennesaw State University GA$62,045——
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$61,745——
Texas Woman's University TX$59,238$61,736$22,898
Morningside University IA$56,405$61,726$19,691
Wichita State University KS$56,345$61,632$28,687
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$61,615—$20,500
SUNY at Fredonia NY$58,142$61,562$41,000
Georgia Southwestern State University GA—$61,507—
Midwestern State University TX$60,233$61,418$35,254
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$59,166$61,331$30,906
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$59,166$61,331$30,906
Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX—$61,312—
Lehigh University PA$61,308——
Georgia College & State University GA$56,108$61,269$26,500
Capella University MN$56,259$61,268$30,314
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$61,263——
Lewis University IL$52,519$61,033$34,166
Fort Hays State University KS$52,689$60,958$20,500
University of Central Florida FL$61,495$60,920$28,427
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ$62,889$60,901$20,500
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$59,034$60,899$16,250
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$60,857——
Regent University VA$58,302$60,835$44,958
Westfield State University MA—$60,630—
University of Delaware DE$57,847$60,626$20,500
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$56,158$60,549—
Georgian Court University NJ$60,407——
New Mexico Highlands University NM—$60,341—
University at Albany NY$55,499$60,341$35,000
Grand Canyon University AZ$56,779$60,336$33,272
University of Louisville KY$54,373$60,000$33,064
Auburn University at Montgomery AL—$59,974—
University of West Alabama AL$56,993$59,972$31,900
Binghamton University NY$57,103$59,933—
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA$59,927—$41,000
Lasell University MA$57,220$59,783—
Georgia Southern University GA—$59,761—
Friends University KS—$59,653—
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus NM$59,606——
University of North Dakota ND$54,592$59,392$29,000
James Madison University VA$56,640$59,379—
The University of Texas Permian Basin TX$59,290—$28,986
University of Toledo OH$57,470$59,246—
University of Kansas KS$59,941$59,173$32,755
Baldwin Wallace University OH$52,469$59,151—
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$58,422$59,134—
Nova Southeastern University FL$33,466$58,972$196,784
Baker University KS$58,912——
University of Mary ND$58,806——
Miami University-Oxford OH$52,311$58,745$30,322
La Salle University PA$54,220$58,658—
Temple University PA$52,146$58,619$28,395
Northwestern State University of Louisiana LA$56,444$58,603—
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA$58,586——
Central Michigan University MI$58,547—$31,500
Edgewood University WI—$58,537—
Xavier University OH$48,754$58,429—
University of South Florida FL$54,379$58,411—
Emporia State University KS$58,081$58,389$20,212
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$57,999$58,383$35,966
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE$55,698$58,307$13,022
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$52,147$58,157—
University of Wisconsin-Superior WI$56,213$58,070$15,035
University of Southern Maine ME$51,924$58,059$19,000
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$57,616$58,042—
Liberty University VA$53,449$58,040$33,764
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA$55,789$57,999$30,035
Utica University NY—$57,847$37,458
State University of New York at Cortland NY$54,907$57,719—
Neumann University PA$57,711—$33,560
SUNY Buffalo State University NY$55,327$57,652$30,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE—$57,549—
Colorado Christian University CO$49,585$57,364—
Upper Iowa University IA$57,358——
Barry University FL$57,197——
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$57,193—$18,766
Coastal Carolina University SC—$57,105—
Auburn University AL$51,234$57,089—
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$57,041——
University of Hartford CT$56,851—$30,750
Boise State University ID$49,245$56,761—
Francis Marion University SC$46,353$56,581—
Concordia University-Nebraska NE—$56,495—
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$52,453$56,443—
Southern New Hampshire University NH—$56,396—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$60,269$56,327$20,063
Pittsburg State University KS$53,698$56,317$28,236
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$53,148$56,241—
Old Dominion University VA$56,501$56,192$30,750
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$54,273$56,160$28,750
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY$56,661$56,090$20,500
University of Dayton OH—$55,911—
Marian University IN$55,903——
East Carolina University NC—$55,354—
Lindenwood University MO$49,137$55,199—
University of Maine ME$50,153$55,165—
University of Vermont VT$56,699$55,090—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$55,688$55,004—
Wilson College PA$54,996——
Point Park University PA—$54,901—
Trinity Christian College IL—$54,758—
Cleveland State University OH$49,492$54,537$44,000
University of Central Oklahoma OK—$54,433—
Canisius University NY$54,785$54,413$36,246
Kent State University at Kent OH$56,547$54,383—
University of South Alabama AL—$54,379$46,000
University of North Alabama AL$54,198——
William Carey University MS$42,320$54,194$30,875
Jacksonville State University AL$50,443$54,048—
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$53,805$53,964$34,750
Georgetown College KY$45,559$53,879$19,463
Arkansas State University AR$50,199$53,700$23,258
Augustana University SD$53,587—$17,317
Radford University VA$54,890$53,439$21,675
St. John Fisher University NY$42,106$53,346—
Saint Leo University FL$57,689$53,280—
Roberts Wesleyan University NY$49,957$53,178$34,266
Pennsylvania Western University PA$54,205$53,122$27,265
Wayne State College NE$52,839—$23,162
Roger Williams University RI$52,693——
Montana State University Billings MT$52,431——
Webster University MO$52,261——
Southeastern Louisiana University LA$52,205——
Niagara University NY$52,177—$30,214
Duquesne University PA—$52,130—
Southwestern Oklahoma State University OK—$51,927—

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