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Bachelor's-15% vs national median55 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at Indiana University - South Bend

Ranked 131st of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,398
middle 50%: $34,546 – $50,881
Median · 5 years out
$47,740
middle 50%: $42,631 – $55,464
Median · 10 years out
$54,993
middle 50%: $46,924 – $69,841

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

Graduates of Indiana University - South Bend's bachelor's program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $44,398 one year after graduating, rising to $54,993 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $56,089 for this field, ranking 131st of 138 reporting programs.

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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,027 total interest

Same major at other universities

Concord University
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$48,745 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$48,319 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$47,952 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$47,737 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$46,028 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$45,922 · 5 yrs out
Southern Wesleyan University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$44,868 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - South Bend

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$118,879 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,088 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$70,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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