How much do Special Education and Teaching graduate/professional certificate graduates from Northern Arizona University earn?

The reported median is $80,727 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

Federal debt is not reported for this cohort.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 17% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Special Education and Teaching graduate/professional certificate at Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.

$11,580 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff: $312,270 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$55,950 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

38Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

21Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$46,391Informational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$80,727$34,336 above the preliminary benchmark

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE

$80,727 vs. $50,499

$30,228 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.

Comparison basis185 bachelor’s program records

This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$14,158

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$80,727

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$14,158Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$29,933Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE89.6%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE61.3%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$55,950Year 1

$80,727Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$6,727

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$80,727 vs. $69,147

$11,580 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,520 median wageAZ estimate · 1,590 jobs · 25-1081$64,500–$104,910 middle 50% of AZ wages+2.5% projected U.S. growth · 5,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSpecial Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,300 median wageAZ estimate · 1,960 jobs · 25-2058$54,630–$79,130 middle 50% of AZ wages-0.2% projected U.S. growth · 10,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSpecial Education Teachers, Middle School$62,130 median wageAZ estimate · 580 jobs · 25-2057$52,040–$66,290 middle 50% of AZ wages-0.4% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSpecial Education Teachers, Preschool$60,130 median wageAZ estimate · 330 jobs · 25-2051$49,190–$65,280 middle 50% of AZ wages+2.4% projected U.S. growth · 2,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSpecial Education Teachers, All Other$59,500 median wageAZ estimate · 33,930 jobs · 25-2059$55,290–$81,940 middle 50% of AZ wages+1.9% projected U.S. growth · 2,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSpecial Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 25-2056Special Education Teachers, KindergartenNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 25-2055Interpreters and Translators$50,150 median wageAZ estimate · 2,070 jobs · 27-3091$37,980–$64,600 middle 50% of AZ wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999Teaching Assistants, Special EducationNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 25-9043

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Bronx, NY

CUNY Lehman College

$21,602 higher earnings · $11,010 lower annual net price

Earnings: $102,329
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $3,148

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Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University

$15,984 higher earnings

Earnings: $96,711
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $18,809

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New York, NY

Relay Graduate School of Education

$2,058 higher earnings

Earnings: $82,785
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: Not available

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Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University

$629 lower annual net price

Earnings: $59,443
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $13,529

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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

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