Special Education and Teaching at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$45,213
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,194
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#107 of 177
Rank by pay
#81 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,625
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in special education and teaching earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 49% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus 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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104Appalachian State University Boone, NC$50,264$53,940#76$43,283
105Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake, IN$50,212$53,868#77—
106Hood College Frederick, MD$50,200$44,056#164—
107Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$50,194$53,565#81$45,213
108Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI$50,095$52,819#91$46,522
109Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI$50,078$52,801#92$43,191
110Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA$50,069$50,921#113$49,835

Other Majors at Ohio State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$123,731$83,342#31 of 189
Applied Mathematics$120,495$82,523#5 of 45
Computer and Information Sciences$118,833$82,448#49 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,500$68,814#11 of 126
Management Information Systems and Services$110,192$72,017#10 of 166
Industrial Engineering$106,932$80,876#18 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,400$78,872#121 of 258
Chemical Engineering$98,851$77,455#59 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,986$65,181#63 of 452
Engineering$97,144$78,734#8 of 19
Business/Managerial Economics$96,843$61,979#12 of 84
Mechanical Engineering$96,418$79,359#69 of 318
Physics$94,543$53,504#15 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$92,999$72,062#43 of 59
Real Estate$91,213$72,769#9 of 25
Engineering Physics$90,938—#4 of 10
Accounting and Related Services$90,850$62,399#110 of 796
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,065$65,469#76 of 118
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$88,205$71,570#1 of 5
Materials Engineering$86,084$70,371#26 of 34
Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,586$61,423#76 of 1176
Civil Engineering$85,202$68,031#115 of 233
Human Resources Management and Services$82,371$58,991#20 of 187
Agricultural Engineering$81,917$62,981#18 of 26
Mathematics$81,909$52,921#75 of 309
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,795$71,175#651 of 966
International Business$81,473$57,678#30 of 115
Marketing$81,119$56,465#67 of 516
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,775$67,938#26 of 46
Health and Medical Administrative Services$80,315$54,301#22 of 275

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ohio State University-Main Campus special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,213 one year after graduating and $50,194 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #107 by median pay four years after graduation, and #81 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for special education and teaching ($50,499), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,625.

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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.