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Bachelor's+33% vs national median269 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at CUNY Medgar Evers College

Ranked 2nd of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$53,372
middle 50%: $37,526 – $69,568
Median · 5 years out
$74,643
middle 50%: $55,181 – $88,921
Median · 10 years out
$94,789
middle 50%: $69,498 – $117,371

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 CUNY Medgar Evers College's bachelor's program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $53,372 one year after graduating, rising to $94,789 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 33% above the national median of $56,089 for this field, ranking 2nd 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
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,254 total interest

Same major at other universities

Chicago State University
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$71,999 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$71,136 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$70,211 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$69,527 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Medgar Evers College

Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$133,307 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$133,307 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$110,655 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$110,655 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Bachelor's)
$77,631 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's)
$77,631 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$74,077 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$66,354 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,703 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$64,703 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$64,546 · 5 yrs out

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