Master's · University Park, Pennsylvania
Is Special Education and Teaching at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ 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
- $65,049
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $67,787
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $35,499
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $38k (likely $38k – $38k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$3k 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
- −$252k (likely −$311k – −$187k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$298k (likely −$404k – −$169k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$166,387
- Information Science/Studies (Master's)$158,815
- Physics (Master's)$150,865
- Systems Engineering (Master's)$145,507
- Computer Engineering (Master's)$140,393
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$139,676
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Master's)$138,103
- Computational Science (Master's)$137,367
- Statistics (Master's)$129,392
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$127,665
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$120,729
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's)$119,536
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
- Eastern University$62,741
- Gwynedd Mercy University$62,492
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania$61,745
- Lehigh University$61,308
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania$59,927