What can you do with a
Special Education And Teaching is high-paying, AI barely touches it , and you would have escape routes .
Is this major worth the money?
Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
25.8 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$4k
earnings premium vs no degree
Monthly loan payment
$284/mo
If you earn:
Below avg
Median
Top earner
Where this major actually leads
8 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$77,299
Education Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 26 → 49 future · +2.1% demand
$70,000
Special Education Teachers, Preschoolcommon
AI risk 1 → 20 future · +1.4% demand
$69,992
Interpreters and Translatorsleap
AI risk 43 → 88 future · +1.7% demand
$64,480
Special Education Teachers, Middle Schoolstretch
AI risk 13 → 31 future · -1.9% demand
$62,392
Special Education Teachers, Secondary Schoolstretch
AI risk 10 → 30 future · -1.6% demand
$61,708
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$60,208
Adapted Physical Education Specialistsstretch
AI risk 3 → 48 future · +1.1% demand
$59,641
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk),
then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes.
ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.
