Special Education and Teaching at Lewis University

Romeoville, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$45,831
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,522
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#84 of 177
Rank by pay
#115 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,500
Median federal debt

Lewis University graduates in special education and teaching earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 44% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Lewis 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
…
81University of South Florida Tampa, FL$51,759$55,091#51$50,975
82St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY$51,664$49,173#135—
83Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN$51,630$49,318#133$47,132
84Lewis University Romeoville, IL$51,522$50,620#115$45,831
85University of Dayton Dayton, OH$51,389$54,840#58$45,260
86Ball State University Muncie, IN$51,267$55,000#52$47,499
87University of Georgia Athens, GA$51,259$53,063#88$43,137

Other Special Education and Teaching Credentials at Lewis University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$51,806$61,033$34,166

Other Majors at Lewis University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Air Transportation$87,197$39,228#20 of 52
Management Information Systems and Services$86,275—#69 of 166
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$86,015$57,984#43 of 99
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,320$76,766#522 of 966
Computer Science$82,159$60,726#293 of 349
Human Resources Management and Services$76,485$50,361#40 of 187
Physics$76,122—#61 of 107
Accounting and Related Services$72,812$47,616#408 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,987$53,793#316 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$71,831$52,742#306 of 452
Chemistry$67,006—#98 of 209
Marketing$65,895$43,196#276 of 516
Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,640$37,583#88 of 660
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$60,515—#170 of 253
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,981$24,202#108 of 178
Biology$59,075$35,948#374 of 841
Mathematics$56,168—#276 of 309
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$52,722—#62 of 158
Psychology$52,029$31,104#397 of 1027
Social Work$51,859—#208 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,794$41,130#173 of 680
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,021$28,856#372 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$45,704—#225 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $45,831 one year after graduating and $51,522 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Lewis University rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Lewis University ranks #84 by median pay four years after graduation, and #115 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Lewis University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($50,499), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,500.

← All data for Lewis 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.