Special Education and Teaching at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Indiana, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 40 graduates a year

$44,121
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,494
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#63 of 177
Rank by pay
#66 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus graduates in special education and teaching earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 50% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Indiana University of Pennsylvania-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
…
60University of Toledo Toledo, OH$53,958$57,581#31$40,952
61Westfield State University Westfield, MA$53,678$47,269#147$40,429
62Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ$53,619$55,094#50$47,610
63Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA$53,494$54,404#66$44,121
64University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$53,429$61,862#17$41,947
65St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL$53,393$56,830#36—
66Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA$53,356$54,264#70$51,664

Other Special Education and Teaching Credentials at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Graduate/Professional Certificate$44,425——

Other Majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$90,257$68,996#6 of 19
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,343$68,936#634 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$77,097$54,561#327 of 459
Economics$75,865$46,860#213 of 368
Biological and Physical Sciences$71,028$25,311#4 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,794$47,912#358 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$66,845$49,454#551 of 796
Physics$64,837—#97 of 107
Political Science and Government$63,458$40,730#244 of 565
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,397$54,823#156 of 253
Management Information Systems and Services$60,927$53,846#155 of 166
Human Resources Management and Services$58,975$42,542#166 of 187
Business Administration, Management and Operations$58,931$42,362#835 of 1176
Marketing$58,043$39,247#413 of 516
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,936—#119 of 215
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,380$34,617#102 of 138
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,958$33,174#178 of 476
Criminology$53,762$37,911#69 of 113
Hospitality Administration/Management$53,551$30,307#84 of 137
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$52,984$31,311#319 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$52,359$34,981#155 of 299
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$52,115$23,996#35 of 50
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$51,725$27,467#29 of 42
Biology$49,673$31,928#695 of 841
Journalism$49,625$37,263#141 of 187
English Language and Literature$49,537$22,588#264 of 576
Music$48,630$33,070#71 of 268
Sociology$47,851$32,323#342 of 462
Social Sciences—$45,509—
Psychology$45,420$32,694#780 of 1027

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $44,121 one year after graduating and $53,494 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus ranks #63 by median pay four years after graduation, and #66 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · 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.