Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Private Non-Profit

Special Education and Teaching at William Carey 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 119 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

5.4% Program signal 119 Size proxy $14,258 Net price (all) $43,087 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

5.4% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 5.4%
Enrollment proxy: ~119
Schools with reported signal: 827

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 60.3%
Graduation rate: 59.8%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $14,258/yr
4-year cost (est.): $57,032
Median debt: $20,832

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $43,087/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.

#406 of 827 on ROI Top 49% value

2.7× national avg concentration Bigger than 93% of programs

−$4,460 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $18,718

−$11,266 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 2.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,460 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($11,266 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 49% 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 5.4% of reported programs at William Carey University, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 2.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 119 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

William Carey University's average net price is $14,258 per year, about $57,032 over four years. That is $4,460 below the $18,718 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $43,087 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,266 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 William Carey University #406 of 827 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.