Special Education and Teaching

11,195 students earn a special education and teaching credential each year across 573 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $44,185
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $49,848

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 478 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah667$46,2711 year out$52,641$25,158 2Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona600$43,2581 year out$46,426$47,180 3Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio203$38,6711 year out$43,416$27,000 4St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York181$35,0411 year out$61,465$27,000 5Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland162$53,3311 year out$57,712$19,750 6Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois151$48,3581 year out$56,275$20,436 7Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania106$43,4801 year out$49,371$27,000 8Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona103$47,6101 year out$50,073$23,000 9Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington102$52,9121 year out$66,702$29,284 10State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York94—1 year out$70,344—11Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona93$49,8821 year out$53,261$19,375 12Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah86$61,4741 year out$54,315$18,125 13University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin84$46,5081 year out$49,346$27,000 14Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia78$39,6991 year out$44,616$29,875 15University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio76$34,0731 year out$41,933$26,000 16Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania73$50,1591 year out$53,708$27,000 17University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee70$44,6641 year out$44,607$23,397 18The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey68—1 year out—$25,228 19SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York66—1 year out——20Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania66$50,6451 year out$57,501$27,000 21Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan65$43,1911 year out$50,545$29,873 22SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York64$37,2291 year out—$23,250 23Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida59$36,5981 year out$62,506$20,031 24West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania57—1 year out$56,788—25Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama55$42,7741 year out$50,705$22,250 26Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan55$49,4941 year out—$30,350 27University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada55$49,8271 year out$56,356$11,000 28Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey55—1 year out——29Ashland UniversityAshland, Ohio53$35,7091 year out$44,126$27,000 30Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania52$51,6641 year out$49,226$29,737 31SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York50$38,9781 year out$68,312$24,145 32Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan49—1 year out$56,180$26,375 33Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois48$46,5781 year out$57,132$21,452 34East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina48$44,1851 year out$46,759$26,416 35Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania48$49,8351 year out—$28,500 36Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio47$39,1391 year out$45,441$25,000 37Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida46$49,2621 year out$53,145—38Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois46$45,8311 year out—$25,000 39Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts46$50,0611 year out$57,064$27,000 40University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina46$42,6921 year out$45,769$26,602 41Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio45$41,3621 year out$46,532$26,950 42Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York41—1 year out——43Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York41—1 year out$59,775—44University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin41$44,9451 year out$46,734$27,000 45University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska40$47,0171 year out$51,536$27,000 46Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania40$44,1211 year out$52,862$27,000 47Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island40$49,6641 year out$60,307$27,000 48Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana39$47,4991 year out$50,351$23,250 49University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida38$46,6431 year out$47,301$29,750 50The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama37$45,6311 year out$50,092$26,000 51Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York37—1 year out——52University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin37$47,5921 year out$51,281$27,000 53University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin37$43,8441 year out$46,793$23,607 54Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut36$50,6411 year out$55,954$27,000 55Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia36—1 year out——56University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida35$48,1471 year out——57Minot State UniversityMinot, North Dakota35—1 year out——58The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona34—1 year out——59University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska34$37,9981 year out$53,367$22,860 60East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania34$50,3271 year out$58,152$27,000 61Niagara UniversityNiagara University, New York33—1 year out$52,697$26,000 62University of Puerto RicoBayamon, Puerto Rico33$9,5031 year out$23,226$5,250 63Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky32$36,9991 year out$40,027$26,878 64Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan32$43,7771 year out$51,197$31,000 65Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah32$50,3311 year out$32,469—66University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin32$45,1961 year out—$30,000 67University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin32$50,1741 year out$55,063$22,863 68Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania32$40,0121 year out$47,667—69Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida31$53,9351 year out—$9,671 70University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia31$43,1371 year out$53,452$25,000 71University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado30$44,0091 year out$49,362$26,564 72Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky30$36,1971 year out$39,132$20,775 73SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York30—1 year out$52,511$26,000 74James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia30—1 year out——75Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota29$47,1321 year out$51,346$27,000 76Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York29$55,8811 year out—$27,000 77University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico29—1 year out$28,054—78Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky28$38,8071 year out—$27,000 79Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, Indiana27$41,9431 year out$43,254$23,252 80Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota27$46,6971 year out$52,938$27,000 81Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska27—1 year out——82Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, Ohio27—1 year out——83Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, Ohio27—1 year out$43,079—84Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania27$46,6361 year out$49,564$27,000 85University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida26$47,7341 year out$52,358$13,509 86Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois26—1 year out——87Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois26$44,4291 year out$46,500$22,875 88University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina26$42,9671 year out$44,554$24,000 89Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah26$50,6471 year out——90Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana25$51,3061 year out$59,829$19,500 91Hope CollegeHolland, Michigan25$48,6301 year out$50,640—92Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi25$40,1851 year out$40,198$22,302 93University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio25$42,3471 year out—$25,046 94Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio25$41,8711 year out$46,116$27,000 95Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania25$50,6981 year out—$27,000 96Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois24$43,9551 year out$51,770$26,046 97University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois24$51,9221 year out$67,699$18,925 98University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota24$49,7711 year out—$18,387 99Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey24—1 year out$76,088$25,000 100St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, New York24—1 year out$53,262$27,000

Associate programs — 64 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California99—1 year out——2Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California83—1 year out——3Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California72—1 year out——4Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California69—1 year out——5Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California66—1 year out——6Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California56—1 year out——7College of the SequoiasVisalia, California48—1 year out——8East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California46—1 year out——9Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California39—1 year out——10Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California38—1 year out——11Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California38—1 year out——12Norco CollegeNorco, California37—1 year out——13Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California35—1 year out——14Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California35—1 year out——15Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon35$32,8291 year out$40,592$24,087 16Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California35—1 year out——17Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California33—1 year out——18MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California32—1 year out——19College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada29—1 year out$41,808$9,250 20Butte CollegeOroville, California28—1 year out——21Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California25—1 year out——22Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California25—1 year out——23Citrus CollegeGlendora, California24—1 year out——24City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California22—1 year out——25West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California22—1 year out——26Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California21—1 year out——27Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California18—1 year out——28College of the DesertPalm Desert, California17—1 year out——29Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California17—1 year out——30San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California16—1 year out——31Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan14—1 year out——32Canada CollegeRedwood City, California12—1 year out——33Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida11—1 year out——34Chabot CollegeHayward, California10—1 year out——35Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota10—1 year out——36Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California9—1 year out——37Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island9—1 year out——38Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California8—1 year out——39Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida8—1 year out——40Fresno City CollegeFresno, California7—1 year out——41Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California7—1 year out——42Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——43Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota5—1 year out——44Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——45Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah5—1 year out——46Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California5—1 year out——47Dine CollegeTsaile, Arizona4—1 year out——48Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California4—1 year out——49Palo Verde CollegeBlythe, California3—1 year out——50Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan3—1 year out——51Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California2—1 year out——52Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California2—1 year out——53San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California2—1 year out——54Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota2—1 year out——55Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi2—1 year out——56University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio2—1 year out——57Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California1—1 year out——58Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California1—1 year out——59Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1—1 year out——60St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota1—1 year out——61Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota1—1 year out——62Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico1—1 year out——63Minot State UniversityMinot, North Dakota1—1 year out——64Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 83 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California104—1 year out——2University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio79—1 year out—$25,240 3Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona56—1 year out——4Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio56—1 year out——5University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin42—1 year out——6Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California39—1 year out——7East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California38—1 year out——8University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii35—1 year out——9Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana30—1 year out——10Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico28—1 year out——11Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, Indiana26$37,6081 year out—$32,294 12Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii23—1 year out——13Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico22—1 year out——14Colby Community CollegeColby, Kansas20—1 year out——15Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California19—1 year out——16University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota19—1 year out——17Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida18—1 year out——18University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin18—1 year out—$26,000 19Alliant International University-San DiegoSan Diego, California17—1 year out——20University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota16—1 year out——21Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, Wisconsin16—1 year out——22Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho15—1 year out——23Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida14—1 year out——24Canada CollegeRedwood City, California11—1 year out——25Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California11—1 year out——26Fresno City CollegeFresno, California11—1 year out——27Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California11—1 year out——28Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana11—1 year out——29Butte CollegeOroville, California10—1 year out——30Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California10—1 year out——31Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio9—1 year out——32Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California8—1 year out——33Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana8—1 year out——34College of the Marshall IslandsMajuro, Marshall Islands8—1 year out——35Chabot CollegeHayward, California7—1 year out——36MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California7—1 year out——37White Mountains Community CollegeBerlin, New Hampshire7—1 year out——38Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanola, New Mexico6—1 year out——39Keystone CollegeLa Plume, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——40Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia6—1 year out——41Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California5—1 year out——42San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California5—1 year out——43Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California5—1 year out——44City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, Illinois5—1 year out——45The University of Montana-WesternDillon, Montana5—1 year out——46Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin5—1 year out——47University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin5—1 year out——48Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California5—1 year out——49Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California4—1 year out——50Crowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri4—1 year out——51Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon4—1 year out——52Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California4—1 year out——53Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico3—1 year out——54Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, Ohio3—1 year out——55Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, Alabama2—1 year out——56American River CollegeSacramento, California2—1 year out——57Citrus CollegeGlendora, California2—1 year out——58Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California2—1 year out——59Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California2—1 year out——60Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California2—1 year out——61College of the SequoiasVisalia, California2—1 year out——62Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California2—1 year out——63San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California2—1 year out——64Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut2—1 year out——65Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida2—1 year out——66Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan2—1 year out——67Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri2—1 year out——68The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana2—1 year out——69Manchester Community CollegeManchester, New Hampshire2—1 year out——70Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California1—1 year out——71Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California1—1 year out——72Palo Verde CollegeBlythe, California1—1 year out——73Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California1—1 year out——74Taft CollegeTaft, California1—1 year out——75Yuba CollegeMarysville, California1—1 year out——76Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri1—1 year out——77Great Basin CollegeElko, Nevada1—1 year out——78NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord, New Hampshire1—1 year out——79University of RochesterRochester, New York1—1 year out——80Norco CollegeNorco, California1—1 year out——81Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California1—1 year out——82Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——83University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio0—1 year out—$25,240

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).