Bachelor's-11% vs national median383 grads tracked
Special Education and Teaching at Southeast Missouri State University
Ranked 113th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,402
middle 50%: $32,652 – $49,231
Median · 5 years out
$49,932
middle 50%: $41,883 – $57,732
Median · 10 years out
$55,713
middle 50%: $47,255 – $71,084
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 from Southeast Missouri State University earn $41,402 initially. Ten-year median pay is $56k.
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
≈ $9,169 total interest
Same major at other universities
East Carolina University
$50,748 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$50,647 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$50,605 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$50,031 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,997 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$49,949 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$49,774 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$49,677 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$49,654 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$49,603 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$49,561 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$49,480 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southeast Missouri State University
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$102,715 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,404 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$86,167 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$80,904 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$75,006 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$74,721 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$70,224 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$69,425 · 5 yrs out