Bachelor's0% vs national median1,242 grads tracked
Special Education and Teaching at Eastern Illinois University
Ranked 54th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,408
middle 50%: $36,783 – $53,597
Median · 5 years out
$56,360
middle 50%: $47,631 – $66,162
Median · 10 years out
$64,171
middle 50%: $52,739 – $77,691
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 graduates from Eastern Illinois University earn a $45k median in year one. Salaries reach $56k by year five and $64k 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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,018 total interest
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$57,215 · 5 yrs out
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$57,129 · 5 yrs out
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$56,986 · 5 yrs out
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
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$56,089 · 5 yrs out
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$56,069 · 5 yrs out
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$56,063 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Eastern Illinois University
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$97,476 · 5 yrs out
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$93,454 · 5 yrs out
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$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,374 · 5 yrs out
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$86,616 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
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$75,747 · 5 yrs out
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$75,308 · 5 yrs out
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$75,308 · 5 yrs out
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$73,331 · 5 yrs out
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$70,826 · 5 yrs out
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$70,402 · 5 yrs out