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Bachelor's+28% vs national median424 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at SUNY Old Westbury

Ranked 4th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,163
middle 50%: $28,765 – $56,282
Median · 5 years out
$71,999
middle 50%: $51,223 – $85,055
Median · 10 years out
$87,772
middle 50%: $59,848 – $107,401

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 Old Westbury's bachelor's program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $39,163 one year after graduating, rising to $87,772 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% above the national median of $56,089 for this field, ranking 4th 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,541 total interest

Same major at other universities

Chicago State University
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$72,585 · 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
Fitchburg State University
$68,987 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$67,898 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Old Westbury

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,769 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$85,313 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$85,313 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$77,117 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$75,410 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$72,879 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,191 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$71,060 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$70,151 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$66,292 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out

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