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2026 Highest Paid Special Education Grads in Connecticut

[Special Education](/majors/education/special-education/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where special education graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Special Education Grads in Connecticut

2026 Highest Paid Special Education Grads in Connecticut

If you want to know which schools send special education graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Special Education Graduates

1

University Of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

$63,401 Average Early-Career Salary

Leading the list is University Of Connecticut, our #1 for special education graduate salaries in Connecticut. Set in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public institution. Early-career special education graduates from University Of Connecticut make a median of around $63,401 per year.

2

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

$55,954 Average Early-Career Salary

Southern Connecticut State University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying special education schools. Set in the city of New Haven, Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution. After graduating, special education degree recipients from Southern Connecticut State University typically earn about $55,954 annually.

3

University Of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

$48,049 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes University Of Hartford one of the highest-paying schools for special education. Located in the city of West Hartford, University Of Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the special education program here go on to a median salary of roughly $48,049.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries special education graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.