Special Education and Teaching programs in Pennsylvania
8 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in Pennsylvania earn a median of $77,000 a year across 11,040 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School | $77,040 | 3,710 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $74,910 | 3,390 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $57,040 | 1,420 |
| Special Education Teachers, Preschool | $83,510 | 490 |
| Special Education Teachers, All Other | $76,530 | 450 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow University Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cedar Crest College Allentown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Keystone College La Plume | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Robert Morris University Moon Township | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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.