Special Education and Teaching at Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 8 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,272
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#67 of 177
Rank by pay
#49 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Georgia Southern University graduates in special education and teaching earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Southern University 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
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64University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$53,429$61,862#17$41,947
65St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL$53,393$56,830#36—
66Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA$53,356$54,264#70$51,664
67Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$53,272$55,147#49—
68Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$53,148$52,218#100$46,578
69University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$53,054$62,520#16$43,718
70Illinois State University Normal, IL$52,864$51,939#104$48,358

Other Special Education and Teaching Credentials at Georgia Southern University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$59,761—

Other Majors at Georgia Southern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,844$67,235#12 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,467$75,859#176 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$92,026$63,616#174 of 459
Mechanical Engineering$87,731$68,462#248 of 318
Manufacturing Engineering—$83,438—
Management Information Systems and Services$81,310$59,373#85 of 166
Information Science/Studies$80,409$52,435#87 of 148
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,988$72,741#713 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,411$50,753#205 of 452
Civil Engineering$78,034$63,195#213 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,726$48,374#249 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$74,282$44,094#374 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$72,156$62,447#59 of 93
Marketing$69,425$46,640#196 of 516
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$66,017$58,026#142 of 253
Chemistry$65,629$34,977#111 of 209
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$65,037$28,360#26 of 85
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,934$35,649#72 of 178
Mathematics$59,424$35,511#254 of 309
Political Science and Government$58,949$30,407#343 of 565
Business/Managerial Economics$57,606$39,233#82 of 84
Anthropology$55,879—#24 of 188
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,330$29,320#240 of 610
Journalism$54,396$33,798#95 of 187
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,981$27,644—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$53,826$31,582#105 of 156
Criminology$53,766$35,588#68 of 113
Design and Applied Arts$53,396$39,355#142 of 299
Criminal Justice and Corrections$52,398$35,266#427 of 660
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$52,038—#36 of 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Southern University special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn $53,272 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Southern University rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Georgia Southern University ranks #67 by median pay four years after graduation, and #49 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Georgia Southern University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($50,499), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for Georgia Southern University · 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.