Best colleges for Special Education and Teaching in New York
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the New York programs in the federal field-of-study file, Manhattan University leads: its Special Education and Teaching graduates earn a median $83,932 four years after finishing, against the field's $50,499 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manhattan University | $83,932 | +$33,433 |
| 2 | State University of New York at Cortland | $74,079 | +$23,580 |
| 3 | Molloy University | $71,781 | +$21,282 |
| 4 | CUNY Medgar Evers College | $66,377 | +$15,878 |
| 5 | Syracuse University | $62,864 | +$12,365 |
| 6 | SUNY Old Westbury | $62,389 | +$11,890 |
How big is the earnings gap between New York Special Education programs?
$21,543 separates the top and bottom of this list — $83,932 at Manhattan University against $62,389 at SUNY Old Westbury, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do New York Special Education graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $33,433 above the $50,499 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.