Master's · Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Is Special Education and Teaching at Lincoln 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
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $71,486
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $73,409
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $34,646
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $37k (likely $37k – $37k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $3k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in PA
- 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
- −$191k (likely −$319k – −$60k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$188k (likely −$438k – $94k)
- 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 Lincoln University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$78,335
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$74,652
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$66,552
- Human Services, General (Master's)$63,698
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$61,250
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$57,925
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$56,353
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$55,431
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$54,632
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$51,056
- Human Services, General (Bachelor's)$50,390
- Sociology (Bachelor's)$50,141
Special Education and Teaching at other schools in Pennsylvania
- Arcadia University$69,227
- Holy Family University$66,902
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia$66,379
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$63,109
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus$63,109
- Eastern University$62,741
- Gwynedd Mercy University$62,492
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania$61,745
- Lehigh University$61,308
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania$59,927