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Bachelor's-2% vs national median403 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 71st of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,637
middle 50%: $24,853 – $43,017
Median · 5 years out
$54,891
middle 50%: $45,779 – $64,197
Median · 10 years out
$62,412
middle 50%: $52,536 – $73,842

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 SUNY Buffalo State University's bachelor's program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $33,637 one year after graduating, rising to $62,412 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $56,089 for this field, ranking 71st 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 yrs
≈ $9,567 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$55,592 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$55,256 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$55,119 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$55,084 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$54,903 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$54,601 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$54,481 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$54,424 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$54,237 · 5 yrs out
Central State University
$54,227 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out

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