Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Public
Special Education and Teaching at Fitchburg State 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 133 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~133
- Schools with reported signal
- 827
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 86.9%
- Graduation rate
- 55.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,262/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $57,048
- Median debt
- $24,239
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $53,874/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.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,456 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($479 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 27% 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 4.8% of reported programs at Fitchburg State University, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 2.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 133 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Fitchburg State University's average net price is $14,262 per year, about $57,048 over four years. That is $4,456 below the $18,718 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $53,874 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $479 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 Fitchburg State University #227 of 827 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.