Bachelor's+20% vs national median573 grads tracked
Special Education and Teaching at Southern Connecticut State University
Ranked 13th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,926
middle 50%: $38,915 – $62,238
Median · 5 years out
$67,216
middle 50%: $57,720 – $77,950
Median · 10 years out
$79,064
middle 50%: $65,986 – $90,891
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Special Education and Teaching (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Special Education majors at Southern Connecticut State University earn a median of $51k initially. Salary growth reaches $79k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,775 total interest
Same major at other universities
Central Connecticut State University
$70,211 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$69,527 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$68,987 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$67,898 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$67,625 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$67,387 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$65,474 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$65,141 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$64,190 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Connecticut State University
Education (Doctorate)
$129,828 · 5 yrs out
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctorate)
$129,828 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,492 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$97,626 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$94,046 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$92,521 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,289 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,289 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$83,343 · 5 yrs out