Special Education and Teaching at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 106 graduates a year

$43,480
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,796
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#119 of 177
Rank by pay
#129 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates in special education and teaching earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 55% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 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
…
116University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$49,301$52,907#89$42,692
117Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA$49,098$51,645#107$44,304
118Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC$49,005$54,339#69$42,147
119Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA$48,796$49,626#129$43,480
120Pennsylvania Western University California, PA$48,497$49,322#132$40,012
121University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI$48,444$50,408#120$45,196
122East Carolina University Greenville, NC$48,410$51,951#103$44,185

Other Special Education and Teaching Credentials at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$53,801$57,999$23,172

Other Majors at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,557$79,156#493 of 966
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$84,783$67,072#8 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$78,096$59,430#317 of 459
Information Science/Studies$71,672$49,369#106 of 148
Economics$69,371—#280 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$63,186$46,359#653 of 796
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$63,001$27,347#59 of 156
Finance and Financial Management Services$62,805$49,248#422 of 452
Geography and Cartography$62,659—#39 of 117
Marketing$61,322$44,207#374 of 516
Public Health$60,530$42,605#85 of 215
Homeland Security$60,458$31,685#28 of 33
Criminology$58,115$36,276#41 of 113
Mathematics$57,744$47,277#267 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,810$40,819#912 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,402$41,094#101 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,548$29,186#426 of 565
Biology$55,033$33,206#530 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$53,516$39,290#209 of 253
Communication and Media Studies$52,762$35,840#367 of 660
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$52,743$41,797#44 of 85
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,048$35,411#415 of 610
English Language and Literature$50,034$34,205#254 of 576
History$48,589$34,682#282 of 459
Psychology$47,654$32,780#670 of 1027
Social Work$46,974$32,316#343 of 420
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$46,176$31,955#50 of 63
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,605$37,966#461 of 680
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$44,304$32,065#44 of 55
Dance$40,797$19,681#30 of 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $43,480 one year after graduating and $48,796 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranks #119 by median pay four years after graduation, and #129 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for special education and teaching ($50,499), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · 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.