Bluffton, Ohio · Private Non-Profit
Special Education and Teaching at Bluffton 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 36 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
6.2% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 6.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~36
- Schools with reported signal
- 827
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 67.2%
- Graduation rate
- 52.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,943/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $79,772
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,547/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
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.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.1x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,225 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,806 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 70% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
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 6.2% of reported programs at Bluffton University, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 3.1x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 36 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Bluffton University's average net price is $19,943 per year, about $79,772 over four years. That is $1,225 above the $18,718 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,547 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,806 below 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 Bluffton University #578 of 827 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.