Bachelor's+16% vs national median384 grads tracked
Special Education and Teaching at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ranked 16th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$58,907
middle 50%: $52,419 – $62,449
Median · 5 years out
$65,141
middle 50%: $56,492 – $73,174
Median · 10 years out
$72,477
middle 50%: $63,064 – $81,769
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 and Teaching alumni from the University of Hawaii at Manoa start with a median salary of $59k. This figure climbs to $72k by year 10.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,221 total interest
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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
Southern Connecticut State University
$67,216 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$65,474 · 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
University of Utah
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$62,916 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$62,762 · 5 yrs out
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$141,692 · 5 yrs out
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$141,257 · 5 yrs out
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$117,305 · 5 yrs out
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$116,734 · 5 yrs out
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$113,420 · 5 yrs out
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$107,740 · 5 yrs out
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$103,739 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$101,061 · 5 yrs out
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$98,013 · 5 yrs out
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$97,476 · 5 yrs out