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Master's · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Is Special Education and Teaching at University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne worth it?

Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$55,127
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
Not enough graduates to report
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$26,493
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$28k (likely $28k – $28k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
−$8k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IN
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
Not within 20 years in most scenarios
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$264k (likely −$333k – −$189k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
−$341k (likely −$482k – −$179k)
Today's dollars

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