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Bachelor's+3% vs national median518 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at Ohio University

Ranked 42nd of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,378
middle 50%: $32,125 – $50,438
Median · 5 years out
$57,898
middle 50%: $49,879 – $66,062
Median · 10 years out
$70,925
middle 50%: $60,404 – $80,239

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 Ohio University's bachelor's program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $43,378 one year after graduating, rising to $70,925 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $56,089 for this field, ranking 42nd 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,089 total interest

Same major at other universities

Aurora University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,480 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$58,238 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$57,880 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$57,709 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$57,508 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Gwinnett College
$57,389 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$57,253 · 5 yrs out
Western Governors University
$57,215 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ohio University

Medicine (Doctorate)
$196,708 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$162,461 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$130,918 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,107 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$111,028 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$110,763 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$109,817 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,169 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Certificate)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out

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