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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

Special education graduates start with a median salary of $43k. This increases to $71k after ten years.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

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