Special Education and Teaching at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Master's Degree · about 78 graduates a year

$59,988
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$66,336
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$64,397
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#96 of 280
Rank by pay
#76 of 280
Rank, wage-adjusted
$30,040
Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in special education and teaching earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 45% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Tech University Compares for Special Education and Teaching

All 280 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
1California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$104,208$94,822#1$83,983
2California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA$95,677$87,060#5$79,384
3California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA$95,089$86,525#7$74,460
4CUNY City College New York, NY$94,601$90,041#2$76,836
5Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA$94,588$86,069#8$78,713
6Pace University New York, NY$91,867$87,438#4$79,259
7California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$91,444$83,208#11$77,631
8CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$90,918$86,535#6$77,678
9University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$89,791$81,704#13—
10CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$88,978$84,689#9$77,182
…
93University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN$66,391$63,418#128$58,812
94Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA$66,379$67,508#75$56,588
95Boston University Boston, MA$66,364$58,440#213$59,238
96Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$66,336$67,444#76$59,988
97Rhode Island College Providence, RI$66,310$65,309#100$65,912
98Wayne State University Detroit, MI$66,099$69,694#56$59,676
99Piedmont University Demorest, GA$65,919$68,240#67—

Other Majors at Texas Tech University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$118,405$87,966#24 of 71
Business Administration, Management and Operations$110,865$75,666#228 of 861
Accounting and Related Services$97,392$65,786#144 of 349
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$92,464$75,686—
Civil Engineering$90,540—#64 of 81
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$89,607$76,829#6 of 7
Public Administration$84,635—#75 of 243
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$81,195$59,124#16 of 29
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$75,064$47,951#6 of 75
Architecture$74,979$60,304#21 of 50
Finance and Financial Management Services—$69,066—
Nutrition Sciences$69,015$52,821#12 of 22
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$66,230$42,475#38 of 165
Educational Administration and Supervision$65,928$64,027#298 of 453
Curriculum and Instruction$65,068$58,305#55 of 190
Educational/Instructional Media Design$64,716—#62 of 82
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$61,932$43,346#103 of 302
Social Work$61,750$53,166#156 of 279
Communication and Media Studies$60,860$47,431#47 of 61
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,564$53,147#188 of 285
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,759$43,550#23 of 26
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research$56,024$44,982#5 of 7
Music$52,995$29,235#29 of 98
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$48,879—#31 of 41
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions—$48,542—
Museology/Museum Studies$40,956$32,400#12 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Tech University special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $59,988 one year after graduating and $66,336 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Tech University rank for special education and teaching?

Among 280 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #96 by median pay four years after graduation, and #76 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Texas Tech University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for special education and teaching ($64,397), and the median federal debt at graduation is $30,040.

← All data for Texas Tech 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.