Master's · Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
Is Special Education and Teaching at Eastern University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $66,809
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $67,391
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $33,847
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $36k (likely $36k – $36k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$4k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in PA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$254k (likely −$375k – −$111k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$325k (likely −$569k – −$42k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Computer Software and Media Applications (Master's)$98,863
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$90,697
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$85,015
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$75,929
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$73,138
- Marketing (Bachelor's)$63,825
- Education, Other (Master's)$63,634
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$62,292
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$60,968
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$60,237
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's)$59,040
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$58,560
Special Education and Teaching at other schools in Pennsylvania
- Arcadia University$69,227
- Lincoln University$68,343
- Holy Family University$66,902
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia$66,379
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$63,109
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus$63,109
- Gwynedd Mercy University$62,492
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania$61,745
- Lehigh University$61,308
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania$59,927