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Bachelor's+20% vs national median531 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at Bridgewater State University

Ranked 12th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,075
middle 50%: $29,210 – $53,657
Median · 5 years out
$67,387
middle 50%: $53,324 – $76,888
Median · 10 years out
$80,258
middle 50%: $61,167 – $92,673

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 Bridgewater State University's bachelor's program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $40,075 one year after graduating, rising to $80,258 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $56,089 for this field, ranking 12th 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,739 total interest

Same major at other universities

Providence College
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
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
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
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

Other majors at Bridgewater State University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,862 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$97,324 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$97,324 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$84,481 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$77,976 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$72,371 · 5 yrs out

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