Bachelor's-11% vs national median280 grads tracked
Special Education and Teaching at Winthrop University
Ranked 112th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,635
middle 50%: $40,342 – $47,505
Median · 5 years out
$49,949
middle 50%: $45,099 – $55,592
Median · 10 years out
$58,150
middle 50%: $51,879 – $67,868
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 and Teaching majors at Winthrop University earn a median of $44k in their first year. This income reaches $50k by year five and $58k by year ten.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $8,853 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$51,019 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$50,748 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$50,647 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$50,605 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$50,031 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,997 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$49,932 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$49,774 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$49,677 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$49,654 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$49,603 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$49,561 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Winthrop University
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$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,257 · 5 yrs out