Special Education and Teaching programs in Illinois
7 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Illinois
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in Illinois earn a median of $79,890 a year across 9,490 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School | $74,730 | 4,460 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $61,560 | 3,930 |
| Special Education Teachers, All Other | $64,850 | 2,560 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $55,290 | 1,510 |
| Special Education Teachers, Preschool | $62,580 | 1,080 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Special Education and Teaching — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.