Bachelor's-12% vs national median231 grads tracked
Special Education and Teaching at Northern State University
Ranked 117th of 138 bachelor's programs in Special Education and Teaching by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,019
middle 50%: $32,525 – $49,099
Median · 5 years out
$49,603
middle 50%: $43,868 – $56,320
Median · 10 years out
$53,856
middle 50%: $47,181 – $62,939
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 graduates from Northern State University earn a median first-year salary of $42k. Mid-career earnings reach $54k after ten years of experience.
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
≈ $9,146 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,997 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$49,949 · 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
Northeastern State University
$49,561 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$49,480 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Northern State University
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$63,010 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$61,371 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$61,290 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$61,129 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$60,413 · 5 yrs out
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor's)
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$57,422 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$54,747 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$54,436 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$54,365 · 5 yrs out