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Bachelor's · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Is Special Education and Teaching at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 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 5.4 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$51,982
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$63,024
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$19,250
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$73k (likely $73k – $78k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$22k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MN
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
5.4 years (likely 3.5–9.7)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$49k (likely −$170k – $79k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$235k (likely −$17k – $523k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
85%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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🍎 Getting ready in high school

Students heading toward teaching & helping people majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

  • AP Psychology
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP Statistics

IB Higher Level

  • Psychology HL
  • Language A HL

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