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Bachelor's-14% vs national median197 grads tracked

Special Education and Teaching at University of South Carolina Upstate

Ranked 128th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,303
middle 50%: $38,249 – $47,317
Median · 5 years out
$48,096
middle 50%: $42,619 – $53,753
Median · 10 years out
$56,106
middle 50%: $49,639 – $62,430

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 University of South Carolina Upstate's bachelor's program in Special Education and Teaching earn a median $43,303 one year after graduating, rising to $56,106 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $56,089 for this field, ranking 128th 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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,120 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Central Oklahoma
$48,928 · 5 yrs out
Grace College and Theological Seminary
$48,898 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$48,852 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$48,745 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$48,319 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at University of South Carolina Upstate

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$82,528 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's)
$82,528 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$75,089 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,032 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,680 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,680 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,202 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$67,157 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$59,353 · 5 yrs out

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