Master's · Valdosta, Georgia
Is Special Education and Teaching at Valdosta State University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 6.3 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $62,931
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $68,544
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $23,518
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $25k (likely $25k – $25k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $8k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in GA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 6.3 years (likely 2.8–20+)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$94k (likely −$194k – $20k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $20k (likely −$189k – $255k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Valdosta State University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$90,831
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$86,927
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$84,918
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$81,195
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$77,890
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$76,119
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$75,310
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$71,449
- Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)$71,257
- Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's)$71,246
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$68,453
- Public Administration (Master's)$68,427
Special Education and Teaching at other schools in Georgia
- University of West Georgia$74,278
- Piedmont University$65,919
- Georgia State University$65,323
- Columbus State University$63,482
- University of Georgia$63,394
- Kennesaw State University$62,045
- Georgia Southwestern State University$61,507
- Georgia College & State University$61,269
- Georgia Southern University$59,761