Special Education and Teaching at Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

$50,331
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$39,325
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#172 of 177
Rank by pay
#177 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Brigham Young University graduates in special education and teaching earn 22% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Brigham Young University 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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169Morehead State University Morehead, KY$39,777$45,040#156$36,999
170University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO$39,569$42,426#168$36,365
171Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH$39,497$42,149#169$35,220
172Brigham Young University Provo, UT$39,325$37,271#177$50,331
173University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME$39,251$41,714#172$39,458
174Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY$38,991$44,150#162$38,485
175Lee University Cleveland, TN$36,999$40,417#174—

Other Majors at Brigham Young University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$142,800$90,625#39 of 349
Computer Engineering$133,111$88,785#21 of 189
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,879$83,876#12 of 452
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$118,606$83,533#4 of 99
Business/Managerial Economics$117,015$75,227#4 of 84
Computer and Information Sciences$113,338$80,934#70 of 459
Marketing$112,596$64,256#1 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$105,544$71,163#24 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$101,726$77,565#42 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,774$77,060#110 of 258
Construction Management$98,073$73,678#18 of 57
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$97,085$64,061#4 of 67
Accounting and Related Services$96,632$68,393#70 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$96,354$59,842#6 of 187
Statistics$96,164$63,671#19 of 50
Economics$95,227$63,332#83 of 368
Manufacturing Engineering$92,122$69,520#5 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$90,634$67,668#170 of 318
Political Science and Government$83,209$47,020#32 of 565
Civil Engineering$81,928$68,685#162 of 233
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,841$51,436#9 of 178
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$79,777—
Graphic Communications$73,941$38,725#4 of 59
Physics$73,747$68,664#76 of 107
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,622$50,563#37 of 118
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$71,066$46,439#1 of 12
Communication and Media Studies$68,843$46,747#60 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,321$25,101#17 of 64
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$68,084—
Housing and Human Environments—$67,737—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $50,331 one year after graduating and $39,325 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Brigham Young University ranks #172 by median pay four years after graduation, and #177 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Brigham Young University worth it?

Its graduates earn 22% less than the national median for special education and teaching ($50,499).

← All data for Brigham Young 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.