Special Education and Teaching at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,585
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#100 of 177
Rank by pay
#47 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville graduates in special education and teaching earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 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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97The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$50,763$57,620#30$45,631
98University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA$50,673$52,457#96—
99Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI$50,665$53,420#83$47,868
100The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$50,585$55,259#47—
101Carroll University Waukesha, WI$50,570$52,621#94$46,661
102Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL$50,404$57,213#34$42,107
103University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$50,302$52,342#97$50,174

Other Majors at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$107,093$73,822#16 of 94
Computer Science$106,312$70,193#131 of 349
Computer Engineering$105,834$74,085#95 of 189
Nuclear Engineering$99,139$73,724#6 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,642$75,316#210 of 258
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$92,042$59,501#45 of 126
Chemical Engineering$91,643$76,302#119 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$90,623$65,756#171 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$89,445$53,197#122 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$89,015—#53 of 59
Soil Sciences$88,563$55,322#1 of 6
Agricultural Engineering$85,141—#13 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$83,793$53,826#156 of 452
Statistics$83,697—#29 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,074$59,147#115 of 1176
Civil Engineering$80,958$64,386#186 of 233
Business/Managerial Economics$80,415$44,025#40 of 84
Chemistry$79,736$41,589#19 of 209
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,118$65,298#843 of 966
Marketing$70,661$46,896#178 of 516
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$69,476$47,261#117 of 118
Design and Applied Arts$69,047$36,061#21 of 299
Architecture$68,765$50,365#33 of 78
Food Science and Technology$68,114$48,441#19 of 29
Economics$67,902$46,302#295 of 368
Interior Architecture$65,144$45,448#4 of 17
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$63,996$43,014#7 of 19
Materials Engineering—$63,505—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$63,314$42,173#80 of 178
Human Resources Management and Services$63,005$49,956#139 of 187

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Tennessee-Knoxville special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn $50,585 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ranks #100 by median pay four years after graduation, and #47 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($50,499).

← All data for The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · 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.