Special Education and Teaching at Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 12 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,772
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,499
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#30 of 177
Rank by pay
#73 of 177
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Gonzaga University graduates in special education and teaching earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Gonzaga 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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27University of Hartford West Hartford, CT$59,185$53,285#85$48,049
28Miami Dade College Miami, FL$59,174$62,983#15$53,935
29New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$58,953$68,258#5$31,963
30Gonzaga University Spokane, WA$58,772$54,058#73—
31University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$58,675$56,047#41$49,771
32Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$58,522$61,705#18—
33Wayne State University Detroit, MI$58,182$61,346#20$44,157

Other Majors at Gonzaga University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$121,512$76,636#73 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,155$81,435#50 of 258
Accounting and Related Services$96,396$69,440#71 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$95,155$84,466#207 of 966
Mechanical Engineering$93,816$70,819#110 of 318
Civil Engineering$86,942$74,355#94 of 233
Business/Commerce$84,459$54,540#25 of 271
Political Science and Government$74,303$26,915#74 of 565
Economics$74,061$44,845#233 of 368
Communication and Media Studies$73,558$37,799#28 of 660
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,977$39,013#41 of 178
Criminology$68,190$38,028#5 of 113
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$67,348$33,486#19 of 64
Education$65,381—#2 of 27
Journalism$62,743$36,767#29 of 187
Sociology$62,626$33,675#52 of 462
Psychology$61,533$33,554#73 of 1027
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$60,015$28,763#65 of 265
Mathematics$59,723—#251 of 309
English Language and Literature$59,151$41,077#69 of 576
Biology$55,707$30,819#500 of 841
International Relations and National Security Studies$53,458—#101 of 118
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$29,859—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Gonzaga University special education and teaching graduates make?

Graduates earn $58,772 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Gonzaga University rank for special education and teaching?

Among 177 colleges reporting earnings for special education and teaching graduates, Gonzaga University ranks #30 by median pay four years after graduation, and #73 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is special education and teaching at Gonzaga University worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% 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 Gonzaga 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.