Bachelor's+8% vs national median3,334 grads tracked
Special Education and Teaching at Illinois State University
Ranked 27th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,088
middle 50%: $42,161 – $57,934
Median · 5 years out
$60,852
middle 50%: $51,842 – $70,707
Median · 10 years out
$70,121
middle 50%: $58,525 – $84,722
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 graduates at Illinois State University earn $50k in their first year. Ten-year median salaries reach $70k.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,210 total interest
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$62,762 · 5 yrs out
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$61,233 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
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Weber State University
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
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SUNY College at Geneseo
$60,237 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$60,045 · 5 yrs out
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$60,006 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Illinois State University
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$110,151 · 5 yrs out
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$110,004 · 5 yrs out
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$100,616 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$95,329 · 5 yrs out
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$94,916 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$92,435 · 5 yrs out
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$91,685 · 5 yrs out
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$91,592 · 5 yrs out
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$89,527 · 5 yrs out
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$88,197 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out