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Bachelor's-18% vs national median96 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at Southern Wesleyan University

Ranked 135th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,800
middle 50%: $36,215 – $47,682
Median · 5 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $37,592 – $48,984
Median · 10 years out
$53,615
middle 50%: $46,207 – $58,363

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 Southern Wesleyan University's bachelor's program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $42,800 one year after graduating, rising to $53,615 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $56,089 for this field, ranking 135th 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
8.6 yrs
≈ $9,505 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana State University
$47,952 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$47,740 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$47,737 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$46,028 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$45,922 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$44,868 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary of the Woods College
$44,549 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Wesleyan University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$75,845 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$67,214 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,998 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$64,753 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$60,915 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$60,915 · 5 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$49,494 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$49,494 · 5 yrs out

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