Bachelor's-14% vs national median327 grads tracked
Special Education and Teaching at Dakota State University
Ranked 127th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,761
middle 50%: $29,067 – $48,058
Median · 5 years out
$48,319
middle 50%: $42,955 – $54,562
Median · 10 years out
$53,292
middle 50%: $46,886 – $61,438
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 from Dakota State University earn a median $41k initially. Median pay reaches $53k 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?
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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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,476 total interest
Same major at other universities
Converse University
$49,000 · 5 yrs out
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
University of South Carolina Upstate
$48,096 · 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
Other majors at Dakota State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$111,163 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$100,394 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$81,357 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$80,711 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$79,709 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,811 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$71,755 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,307 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$64,996 · 5 yrs out