Special Education and Teaching at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$55,881
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,864
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 177
Rank by pay
#23 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in special education and teaching earn 24% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse 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
11La Salle University Philadelphia, PA$63,434$64,513#8$48,302
12Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$62,864$59,834#23$55,881
13SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY$62,389$59,381#26$38,978
14University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$62,087$56,492#38$60,396
15Kean University Union, NJ$61,158$53,677#79$48,628

Other Special Education and Teaching Credentials at Syracuse University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$60,047$66,858$59,695

Other Majors at Syracuse University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,773$82,378#36 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$120,274$72,819#18 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$112,682$75,294#15 of 796
Computer Engineering$110,988$84,793#75 of 189
Information Science/Studies$104,842$73,033#12 of 148
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$99,521$64,660#34 of 118
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,472$65,009#47 of 1176
Mechanical Engineering$91,438$66,789#148 of 318
Marketing$91,235$57,777#18 of 516
Real Estate$90,764$59,396#10 of 25
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$90,535$54,934#1 of 178
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$90,470$71,417#50 of 59
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$90,210$55,192#2 of 8
Public Administration$89,732$53,912#2 of 47
Civil Engineering$88,996$74,748#67 of 233
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$87,851$55,039#6 of 67
Biotechnology$87,596$44,418#3 of 13
Chemical Engineering$87,529$72,864#136 of 158
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$84,654$39,825#7 of 225
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering—$84,494—
Economics$83,649$55,974#149 of 368
Mathematics$81,941$53,223#74 of 309
Architectural Sciences and Technology$76,367$58,622#6 of 22
Political Science and Government$75,239$43,232#64 of 565
Geography and Cartography$71,543—#12 of 117
Design and Applied Arts$71,527$46,181#16 of 299
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$70,815$37,556#9 of 158
Journalism$70,404$40,757#11 of 187
Communication and Media Studies$70,106$36,767#45 of 660
Public Health$69,776$43,280#29 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $55,881 one year after graduating and $62,864 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Syracuse University rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Syracuse University ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #23 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Syracuse University worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($50,499), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Syracuse 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.