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Special Education and Teaching at Marshall University

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Special Education and Teaching

Marshall University

Credential: MASTERSState: WVData confidence: Medium

Editorial Verdict

Good outcome potential, but families should compare similar programs before treating this as the default choice.

Degreeli Value Score

0Score

Caution Zone

Data Confidence: Medium

Directional value

0/100

Estimated Net Cost

$0

Estimated Debt

$0

Early-Career Salary

$0

Mid-Career Salary

$0

Category breakdown

Cost Efficiency

20/20

Cost Efficiency

Debt Risk

19.1/20

Debt Risk

Earnings Outlook

1.5/20

Earnings Outlook

Payback Timeline

12.9/15

Payback Timeline

Completion / Outcome Confidence

3.8/10

Completion / Outcome Confidence

Graduate Worth-It Reviews

5/10

Graduate Worth-It Reviews

Parent / Student Clarity Signal

2.5/5

Parent / Student Clarity Signal

Cost and debt

Estimated net cost

$30,008

Estimated debt

$15,604

Debt risk

Low

Salary and outcome outlook

Early-career salary

$38,647

Mid-career salary

$63,421

Salary outlook

Mixed

Payback estimate

Payback years

0.0 years

Completion/outcome

Completion risk needs attention

Review signals

Graduate review rating

3.8 / 5

Parent review signal

Parent signal is favorable if aid holds

Student signal

Student fit depends on internships, advising, and career support

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Marshall University

Special Education and Teaching

Degreeli Value Score

65/ 100
Caution ZoneMedium confidence

Estimated Debt

$42K

Early Salary

$54K

Payback

Moderate

Reviews

4.1 / 5

Good outcome potential, but cost control matters. Compare aid packages and lower-debt alternatives before committing.

Strengths and risks

Top strengths

  • Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
  • Estimated debt appears manageable relative to salary.
  • Projected payback timeline is comparatively short.

Main risks

  • Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
  • Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.

Why this score?

Caution Zone is a Degreeli Value Score v1 directional read based on modeled cost ($30,008), estimated debt ($15,604), early-career salary ($38,647), payback, completion, and review signals. The strongest signal is that cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay. The main caution is that completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny. Data confidence is medium, so this should support comparison rather than act as a guarantee.

The Degreeli Value Score is directional, not a guarantee of salary, employment, or personal financial outcome.

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Methodology and data confidence

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Methodology

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Special Education and Teaching at Marshall University

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65

Caution Zone

Data Confidence

Medium

Estimated Debt

$15,604

Early Salary

$38,647

Payback

4 years

Worth-It Rating

3.8 / 5

Strengths

Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.

Estimated debt appears manageable relative to salary.

Projected payback timeline is comparatively short.

Risks

Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.

Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.

Good outcome potential, but families should compare similar programs before treating this as the default choice.

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Completion ROI

$5,994,269

Payback

2.4 years

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Completion ROI

$5,689,708

Payback

2.6 years

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Bottom Line

Worth comparing

Special Education and Teaching looks viable, but not automatic. It still produces positive ROI after completion adjustment, which means the upside survives a more realistic enrollment path.

The main thing to watch is slippage between ideal and risk-adjusted outcomes. Degreeli estimates that completion risk trims about $468,656 off the on-time case here.

$7,502 School Net Price
51% School Graduation Rate

Risk Lens

How much value disappears once completion risk is acknowledged?

Ideal Case

$960,952

Risk-Adjusted Case

$492,296

Value At Risk

$468,656

Degreeli uses this gap to show how much value depends on finishing the program and reaching the expected outcome.

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Career AI Exposure

Lower Exposure (30/100)

This path appears more insulated because in-person execution and human judgment stay central.

AI Exposure is a second lens beside ROI. It should inform comparison, not replace judgment.

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Exposure Components

Read AI risk as task mix, not destiny.

Entry-Level Friction

34/100

Human Judgment Premium

80/100

Physical-World Durability

84/100

Higher exposure does not mean a path is bad. It means families should compare specialization paths, skill depth, and adaptation speed alongside ROI.

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