Special Education and Teaching at DePaul University

Chicago, IL · Master's Degree · about 43 graduates a year

$67,561
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$77,204
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$64,397
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#35 of 280
Rank by pay
#31 of 280
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,333
Median federal debt

DePaul University graduates in special education and teaching earn 20% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How DePaul University 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
…
32Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA$79,053$71,933#44$63,787
33University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$78,627$71,541#45$71,255
34Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA$77,956$70,935#50$63,647
35DePaul University Chicago, IL$77,204$75,852#31$67,561
36Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY$76,970$73,259#37$69,049
37St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY$76,928$73,220#38$64,804
38San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$76,580$69,683#57$69,592

Other Majors at DePaul University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Software and Media Applications$158,667$115,112#3 of 26
Computer Programming$158,509$94,629—
Real Estate$152,694—#6 of 15
Business Administration, Management and Operations$144,859$101,710#72 of 861
Computer Engineering$134,449$121,173#13 of 23
Taxation$129,565$102,309#5 of 30
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$124,777$96,785#31 of 72
Information Science/Studies$121,391$90,950#20 of 71
Human Computer Interaction$118,027$82,399#6 of 8
Economics$117,154$69,682#6 of 22
Marketing$105,355$61,017#10 of 37
Applied Mathematics$101,965$81,728#14 of 17
Accounting and Related Services$100,161$72,581#111 of 349
Human Resources Management and Services$99,840$68,993#41 of 159
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,098$77,655#423 of 432
Statistics—$87,313—
Public Administration$86,093$65,378#62 of 243
Educational Administration and Supervision$84,568$68,961#72 of 453
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$83,583$57,884#13 of 29
Sustainability Studies$81,457$57,588#4 of 13
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$75,891—#4 of 7
International Relations and National Security Studies$75,622$47,427#32 of 40
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$74,702$62,334#9 of 34
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$73,882—
Communication and Media Studies$68,404$46,389#31 of 61
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$67,412$52,699#60 of 302
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$66,235$60,191#92 of 285
Public Health$64,207$56,814#178 of 201
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$63,616$54,896#110 of 380
Social Work$60,329$51,689#185 of 279

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do DePaul University special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $67,561 one year after graduating and $77,204 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does DePaul University rank for special education and teaching?

Among 280 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, DePaul University ranks #35 by median pay four years after graduation, and #31 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at DePaul University worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($64,397), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,333.

← All data for DePaul 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.