Special Education and Teaching at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 12 graduates a year

$35,023
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,173
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#73 of 177
Rank by pay
#80 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in special education and teaching earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona Compares for Special Education and Teaching

All 177 colleges reporting special education and teaching earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Manhattan College Riverdale, NY$83,932$79,886#1—
2Utah State University Logan, UT$74,535$70,642#2$61,474
3State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY$74,079$70,508#3—
4Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ$72,067$63,252#11—
5Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY$71,781$68,321#4—
6The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ$66,767$58,600#28—
7CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY$66,377$63,177#12$49,413
8Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA$64,827$65,930#7$50,698
9Western Washington University Bellingham, WA$64,780$59,584#25$52,912
10Nevada State University Henderson, NV$64,201$66,633#6$53,159
…
70Illinois State University Normal, IL$52,864$51,939#104$48,358
71University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC$52,494$56,334#39$42,584
72Thiel College Greenville, PA$52,302$53,192#86$43,626
73University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$52,173$53,609#80$35,023
74University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$52,142$54,256#71$48,378
75Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT$52,090$49,369#131$46,271
76Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$52,008$55,795#42$51,306

Other Special Education and Teaching Credentials at University of Arizona

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$53,491$63,869$26,726

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,023 one year after graduating and $52,173 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, University of Arizona ranks #73 by median pay four years after graduation, and #80 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($50,499), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,500.

← All data for University of Arizona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.