Special Education and Teaching at California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Master's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$77,631
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$91,444
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$64,397
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 280
Rank by pay
#11 of 280
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,157
Median federal debt

California State University-Long Beach graduates in special education and teaching earn 42% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Long Beach Compares for Special Education and Teaching

All 280 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
1California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$104,208$94,822#1$83,983
2California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA$95,677$87,060#5$79,384
3California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA$95,089$86,525#7$74,460
4CUNY City College New York, NY$94,601$90,041#2$76,836
5Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA$94,588$86,069#8$78,713
6Pace University New York, NY$91,867$87,438#4$79,259
7California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$91,444$83,208#11$77,631
8CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$90,918$86,535#6$77,678
9University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$89,791$81,704#13—
10CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$88,978$84,689#9$77,182

Other Majors at California State University-Long Beach by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$138,776$143,563#65 of 432
Mechanical Engineering$138,465$78,650#9 of 83
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$129,508$92,422#1 of 10
Business Administration, Management and Operations$120,394$88,562#159 of 861
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$114,594—#20 of 25
Educational Administration and Supervision$106,225$96,042#17 of 453
Accounting and Related Services$100,762$80,238#109 of 349
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$100,315$81,000#5 of 322
Curriculum and Instruction$100,111$81,909#1 of 190
Health and Medical Administrative Services$98,156$71,934#66 of 211
Mathematics$95,395—#1 of 11
Computer Science—$95,299—
Applied Mathematics$94,256$67,445#16 of 17
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$91,505$56,050#2 of 380
Public Health$88,743$67,844#59 of 201
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$88,600$78,610#2 of 7
Geography and Cartography$87,165$73,531#9 of 17
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$86,502$71,102#13 of 243
Public Administration$86,271$64,423#61 of 243
Social Work$82,395$66,873#9 of 279
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$78,089$61,838#11 of 204
Educational/Instructional Media Design$77,837$80,952#24 of 82
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$77,150$45,488#1 of 7
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$72,822$58,659#38 of 302
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$72,540$49,357#15 of 165
Criminal Justice and Corrections—$47,425—
English Language and Literature$47,026$35,917#42 of 43
Fine and Studio Arts$38,452—#55 of 60
Music$32,534$25,480#95 of 98

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State University-Long Beach special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $77,631 one year after graduating and $91,444 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Long Beach rank for special education and teaching?

Among 280 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, California State University-Long Beach ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #11 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at California State University-Long Beach worth it?

Its graduates earn 42% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($64,397), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,157.

← All data for California State University-Long Beach · 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.