Special Education and Teaching programs in Minnesota
11 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in Minnesota earn a median of $76,600 a year across 4,130 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School | $63,630 | 1,930 |
| Special Education Teachers, Preschool | $75,880 | 1,250 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $66,410 | 1,030 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,950 | 950 |
| Special Education Teachers, All Other | $69,470 | 180 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
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.