Master's · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Is Special Education and Teaching at Temple 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
- $56,011
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $62,964
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $28,395
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $30k (likely $30k – $30k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$8k 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
- −$278k (likely −$373k – −$167k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$311k (likely −$511k – −$72k)
- 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 Temple University
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral)$214,825
- Dentistry (First professional)$183,560
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$155,271
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Master's)$149,741
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First professional)$134,752
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's)$128,874
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$128,438
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Master's)$118,378
- Law (First professional)$117,775
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Master's)$117,753
- Medicine (First professional)$113,007
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$110,473
Special Education and Teaching at other schools in Pennsylvania
- Arcadia University$69,227
- Lincoln University$68,343
- 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