Aurora, Illinois · Private Non-Profit

Special Education and Teaching at Aurora University

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 82 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

2.1% Program signal 82 Size proxy $18,838 Net price (all) $58,709 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

2.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 2.1%
Enrollment proxy: ~82
Schools with reported signal: 827

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 80.9%
Graduation rate: 60.3%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $18,838/yr
4-year cost (est.): $75,352
Median debt: $20,318

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $58,709/yr
ROI grade (school): B

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 827 schools that report this field.

#381 of 827 on ROI Top 46% value

1.0× national avg concentration Bigger than 70% of programs

+$120 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $18,718

+$4,356 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $54,353

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($120 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,356 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 46% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Canada College Redwood City, CA · 0.6% reported share · $32 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.1% reported share · $1,115 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.1% reported share · $1,471 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 4.5% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 1.0% reported share · $2,129 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 3.5% reported share · $3,103 net A+

Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.2% reported share · $2,260 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 4.3% reported share · $3,148 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Special Education and Teaching accounts for 2.1% of reported programs at Aurora University, which is bigger than 70% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 82 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Aurora University's average net price is $18,838 per year, about $75,352 over four years. That is $120 above the $18,718 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $58,709 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,356 above the $54,353 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Aurora University #381 of 827 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.