Master's · Austin, Texas
Is Special Education and Teaching at The University of Texas at Austin 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
- $64,736
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $60,502
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $20,063
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $21k (likely $21k – $21k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$3k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 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
- −$193k (likely −$283k – −$96k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$256k (likely −$430k – −$64k)
- 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 The University of Texas at Austin
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Master's)$219,705
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$197,707
- Engineering-Related Fields (Master's)$173,195
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$169,498
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$161,081
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$155,168
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$146,003
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master's)$145,037
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral)$142,359
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$140,262
- Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)$139,867
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$134,846
Special Education and Teaching at other schools in Texas
- Sam Houston State University$70,757
- Texas Tech University$66,336
- Sul Ross State University$65,438
- The University of Texas at Tyler$64,946
- Texas A&M University-Victoria$64,808
- Lamar University$64,598
- The University of Texas at El Paso$64,197
- Texas A&M University-College Station$63,853
- West Texas A & M University$63,537
- East Texas A&M University$63,451