Special Education and Teaching at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN · Master's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$60,963
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$67,553
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$64,397
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#80 of 280
Rank by pay
#111 of 280
Rank, wage-adjusted
$32,371
Median federal debt

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 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 48% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 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
…
77American International College Springfield, MA$67,742$59,654#196$60,590
78University of West Florida Pensacola, FL$67,666$72,022#42$56,136
79Bethel University Saint Paul, MN$67,614$64,586#110$58,506
80Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN$67,553$64,528#111$60,963
81Portland State University Portland, OR$67,504$67,902#72$56,409
82Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI$67,367$71,031#48$56,065
83Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$67,300$70,960#49$61,223

Other Majors at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$240,586$228,357#3 of 432
Business Administration, Management and Operations$105,165$88,244#293 of 861
Health and Medical Administrative Services$86,445$68,938#117 of 211
Human Resources Management and Services$84,744$69,872#82 of 159
Accounting and Related Services$84,590$66,862#266 of 349
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$83,458—
Educational Administration and Supervision$76,310$60,740#131 of 453
Economics$73,874$57,999#20 of 22
Educational/Instructional Media Design$69,960$59,529#47 of 82
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$65,545$61,702#102 of 285
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$65,171$47,909#22 of 52
Education$64,965$59,959#99 of 214
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$64,118$55,465#175 of 322
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$62,697—#7 of 27
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$58,266$50,065#121 of 204
Curriculum and Instruction$53,444$53,583#171 of 190

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Saint Mary's University of Minnesota special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $60,963 one year after graduating and $67,553 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Saint Mary's University of Minnesota rank for special education and teaching?

Among 280 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota ranks #80 by median pay four years after graduation, and #111 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($64,397), and the median federal debt at graduation is $32,371.

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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.