Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 277 colleges. National median: $58,846, rising to $62,502 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWI$96,934$104,601—
2Fresno Pacific UniversityCA$96,669$95,683$20,500
3George Washington UniversityDC$92,941$84,665—
4California State University-NorthridgeCA$86,422——
5California State University-FullertonCA$85,378$91,226$20,500
6Bank Street College of EducationNY$85,259$75,157—
7California State University-FresnoCA$82,567——
8Capella UniversityMN$81,784$94,795—
9California State University-East BayCA$80,994——
10CUNY City CollegeNY$80,979$86,151$25,500
11California State University-ChicoCA$80,363——
12CUNY Queens CollegeNY$80,354$87,964$18,137
13CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$80,149$88,100$23,500
14CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$79,445$87,910$28,500
15Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$78,423$87,843—
16Mercy UniversityNY$78,319$81,517$30,750
17College of Staten Island CUNYNY$77,504$89,748$20,000
18CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$76,928$79,416$25,750
19Touro UniversityNY$76,323$86,765$33,834
20California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$75,419$104,117$13,731
21New York UniversityNY$74,717$73,536$66,704
22Teachers College at Columbia UniversityNY$74,243$76,686$54,124
23Hofstra UniversityNY$74,183$83,127$30,750
24Mount Holyoke CollegeMA$74,061$76,384—
25University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$73,708$76,916$28,993
26Saint Cloud State UniversityMN$73,442——
27University of Wisconsin-StoutWI$72,693——
28Seattle Pacific UniversityWA$72,435$79,051—
29University of HartfordCT$71,705$70,931—
30Fordham UniversityNY$71,349$84,957—
31Northwest UniversityWA$71,132$77,641$20,500
32Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationWA$71,132$77,641$20,500
33Pace UniversityNY$70,825$85,657—
34Gordon CollegeMA$70,439$78,374—
35University of Illinois ChicagoIL$70,081$74,462$24,470
36Manhattanville UniversityNY$69,982$81,981$34,929
37Azusa Pacific UniversityCA$69,849$83,642$40,867
38San Diego State UniversityCA$69,728$82,189—
39University of LouisvilleKY$69,180$66,931$30,846
40Montclair State UniversityNJ$69,089$70,662—
41American International CollegeMA$69,070$67,905$23,163
42Loyola University MarylandMD$68,771$81,156$28,571
43Towson UniversityMD$68,482$69,571—
44New Jersey City UniversityNJ$68,341$89,225$28,203
45University of West GeorgiaGA$67,229$65,853$21,088
46Utah State UniversityUT$66,974$78,061—
47University of North TexasTX$66,820——
48Adelphi UniversityNY$66,565$85,752$41,000
49Rowan UniversityNJ$66,289$72,436$20,500
50Long Island UniversityNY$66,249$72,752—
51Boston CollegeMA$66,094$73,955—
52State University of New York at New PaltzNY$65,960$71,542$20,500
53Stony Brook UniversityNY$65,940$73,386$34,086
54The College of New JerseyNJ$65,846$68,613—
55Wilmington UniversityDE$65,804$67,370—
56Georgia Southern UniversityGA$65,784$60,183$27,647
57Rhode Island CollegeRI$65,730$64,316—
58University of Massachusetts-LowellMA$65,517$69,694—
59DePaul UniversityIL$65,171$66,235$40,390
60Rutgers University-CamdenNJ$64,990$69,291$20,500
61Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$64,990$69,291$20,500
62Temple UniversityPA$64,941$69,374—
63Millersville University of PennsylvaniaPA$64,644$67,090—
64Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$64,513$70,700—
65Concordia University-NebraskaNE$64,174$59,994—
66Anderson UniversitySC$64,095$60,804—
67Holy Family UniversityPA$63,766$65,976$26,806
68Barry UniversityFL$63,657$69,284—
69Sam Houston State UniversityTX$63,602$65,953—
70Texas Woman's UniversityTX$63,549——
71Texas A&M University-San AntonioTX$63,471$63,819—
72Boston UniversityMA$63,306$68,388$31,202
73Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$63,062$61,554$20,500
74Eastern UniversityPA$62,942$73,138$20,500
75Oakland UniversityMI$62,925$60,911—
76National Louis UniversityIL$62,807$74,580—
77SUNY Old WestburyNY$62,802$75,321$17,750
78Adams State UniversityCO$62,637$75,786$30,706
79Kent State University at KentOH$62,630$62,189$25,525
80East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaPA$62,566$68,345—
81University of Southern CaliforniaCA$62,342$69,534$65,410
82Ithaca CollegeNY$62,215$61,782—
83Nova Southeastern UniversityFL$61,943$64,174$98,621
84University of Wisconsin-River FallsWI$61,902——
85St. Joseph's University-New YorkNY$61,797$75,871$34,191
86Ball State UniversityIN$61,790$66,242$24,886
87Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgPA$61,781$69,663—
88Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$61,781$69,663—
89Pennsylvania State University-World CampusPA$61,781$69,663—
90Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$61,745$68,122$20,500
91Southeastern UniversityFL$61,744——
92University of Nebraska-LincolnNE$61,717$64,594—
93University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$61,708——
94Western Governors UniversityUT$61,461$65,801$11,931
95Greenville UniversityIL$61,439——
96Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$61,274$65,758—
97Loyola Marymount UniversityCA$61,266$72,680—
98Regis UniversityCO$61,257$66,097$27,333
99Emporia State UniversityKS$61,257$65,259$20,500
100Texas Tech UniversityTX$61,250$59,564$26,377
101Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaPA$61,233$64,202$20,500
102University of ArkansasAR$61,163$62,654$22,300
103Arcadia UniversityPA$61,013$61,242—
104University of Northern ColoradoCO$60,823$65,117$16,798
105North Carolina A & T State UniversityNC$60,726$57,902—
106Northern Illinois UniversityIL$60,718$65,145$27,858
107Montana State UniversityMT$60,619$64,655—
108Lesley UniversityMA$60,574$68,067$26,518
109State University of New York at CortlandNY$60,550$65,285$20,500
110Valdosta State UniversityGA$60,377$76,119$21,500
111University of KansasKS$60,208$59,759—
112State University of New York at OswegoNY$60,096$65,102$20,500
113Salem State UniversityMA$60,095$72,560$19,200
114The University of Texas at San AntonioTX$60,012$61,855—
115St. John's University-New YorkNY$60,004$85,346—
116Morningside UniversityIA$59,981$64,996—
117Syracuse UniversityNY$59,961$60,755$30,750
118SUNY BrockportNY$59,922$57,277$15,818
119Georgia College & State UniversityGA$59,790$62,561$26,524
120North Carolina State University at RaleighNC$59,765$66,145—
121Concordia University-WisconsinWI$59,710$64,611$20,196
122Western Michigan UniversityMI$59,662$62,562$40,497
123Bridgewater State UniversityMA$59,653$69,937$20,500
124Binghamton UniversityNY$59,575$57,703$25,352
125SUNY OneontaNY$59,560$62,442$13,361
126Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$59,473$60,431—
127Valley City State UniversityND$59,466$61,050—
128Concordia University-ChicagoIL$59,333$61,264$33,554
129University at AlbanyNY$59,271$58,847$20,859
130Piedmont UniversityGA$59,258$62,811$33,417
131Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$59,250$62,544$20,696
132Indiana University of PennsylvaniaPA$59,139$60,124—
133High Point UniversityNC$59,100——
134Providence CollegeRI$59,014$66,545—
135Grand Canyon UniversityAZ$58,991$63,874$21,668
136Russell Sage CollegeNY$58,943$58,695$20,500
137Georgia State UniversityGA$58,928$64,531$38,259
138University of West AlabamaAL$58,919$64,605$29,600
139Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$58,846$62,657—
140University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$58,835$67,261—
141Rider UniversityNJ$58,829——
142University of Northern IowaIA$58,792$70,149—
143Oregon State UniversityOR$58,727$65,430—
144Oregon State University-Cascades CampusOR$58,727$65,430—
145Ashland UniversityOH$58,687$64,231—
146McDaniel CollegeMD$58,555$57,243—
147University of St FrancisIL$58,519$60,174—
148University of GeorgiaGA$58,509$59,594$30,758
149Central Michigan UniversityMI$58,459$62,450$26,206
150Old Dominion UniversityVA$58,430$65,354$30,548
151Drexel UniversityPA$58,344$62,786$47,214
152Saint Leo UniversityFL$58,282$51,745—
153Carson-Newman UniversityTN$58,279$53,243—
154University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$58,203$56,196$24,600
155Hamline UniversityMN$58,168$64,303$19,450
156Minnesota State University-MankatoMN$57,877$59,887—
157University of North DakotaND$57,685$56,382—
158University of South FloridaFL$57,667$57,164$30,750
159University of North Carolina at GreensboroNC$57,627——
160Tarleton State UniversityTX$57,588$56,646—
161Lewis & Clark CollegeOR$57,505$62,755—
162University of FloridaFL$57,439$62,447$25,712
163Florida State UniversityFL$57,363$66,411$28,627
164Florida International UniversityFL$57,265$56,346$30,750
165Athens State UniversityAL$57,255$68,201$30,286
166West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPA$57,176$65,366—
167William Carey UniversityMS$57,086$50,843$20,687
168University of Nebraska at KearneyNE$56,944$64,020$15,925
169Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaPA$56,854$58,650—
170East Carolina UniversityNC$56,809$60,729$20,500
171Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPA$56,790$71,762$30,258
172Pittsburg State UniversityKS$56,725$56,313$17,228
173Northern Michigan UniversityMI$56,554$62,230—
174Illinois State UniversityIL$56,549$61,532—
175Bowling Green State University-Main CampusOH$56,540$57,103$23,405
176University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$56,508$59,318$29,791
177Miami University-OxfordOH$56,418$62,717$15,125
178Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaPA$56,370$54,734$21,600
179University of RochesterNY$56,293$70,327—
180University of Central FloridaFL$55,968$53,077$28,717
181Plymouth State UniversityNH$55,942$54,135—
182Longwood UniversityVA$55,896$60,613$20,500
183Gwynedd Mercy UniversityPA$55,719$63,720—
184Jacksonville State UniversityAL$55,680$63,703$30,750
185Texas A&M University-College StationTX$55,284$68,375—
186Western Illinois UniversityIL$55,270$60,627—
187University of PennsylvaniaPA$55,263$63,038$55,014
188University of Southern MississippiMS$55,192$53,118$31,218
189Columbus State UniversityGA$55,130——
190Eastern Kentucky UniversityKY$55,040$59,395—
191University of Wisconsin-La CrosseWI$54,926$60,821—
192Keuka CollegeNY$54,872$57,029—
193Emerson CollegeMA$54,639$57,493$51,250
194Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaPA$54,560——
195Michigan State UniversityMI$54,535$55,911—
196Clemson UniversitySC$54,348—$29,893
197Eastern Michigan UniversityMI$54,210$60,347—
198Vanderbilt UniversityTN$54,162——
199Mississippi State UniversityMS$54,047$55,781$30,750
200Auburn UniversityAL$54,012$60,666—
201Maryland Institute College of ArtMD$53,973$60,017$36,429
202The University of Texas at AustinTX$53,851$59,769$40,375
203Canisius UniversityNY$53,698$51,723$41,000
204University of Wisconsin-OshkoshWI$53,571$55,999—
205Texas State UniversityTX$53,479$59,180—
206University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH$53,096$58,174$25,295
207Pennsylvania Western UniversityPA$52,961$57,265$20,140
208Murray State UniversityKY$52,910$50,821$24,780
209Brown UniversityRI$52,833$68,338—
210Alfred UniversityNY$52,793$77,315—
211University at BuffaloNY$52,465$55,486$25,250
212University of North Carolina at CharlotteNC$52,442$55,194—
213University of New Mexico-Main CampusNM$52,099$57,199—
214University of MaineME$52,044$52,524—
215Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$52,017$61,514$27,404
216Liberty UniversityVA$51,773$57,678$31,191
217Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$51,717$59,711—
218Baldwin Wallace UniversityOH$51,607$62,317—
219Western Kentucky UniversityKY$51,588$51,451—
220Converse UniversitySC$51,556——
221Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA$51,398$67,616—
222West Virginia UniversityWV$51,343$59,278$29,328
223SUNY at FredoniaNY$51,310$51,519$20,500
224SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$51,133$54,034$19,489
225SUNY College at GeneseoNY$51,062$52,354$15,578
226Lee UniversityTN$51,040$54,167—
227Fort Hays State UniversityKS$50,847$51,641—
228University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$50,781$52,392—
229Belhaven UniversityMS$50,702$47,959—
230Arkansas State UniversityAR$50,678$53,287$14,135
231Northeastern State UniversityOK$50,632$52,560$22,000
232Cleveland State UniversityOH$50,529$58,143$28,500
233University of IdahoID$50,478$59,087—
234Cumberland UniversityTN$50,461$54,166$24,420
235Radford UniversityVA$50,384——
236University of Central ArkansasAR$50,328$50,549$12,800
237East Central UniversityOK$50,142$53,139—
238University of IowaIA$50,131$58,371$20,500
239The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$49,956$51,494$23,794
240Nazareth UniversityNY$49,935$54,886$28,250
241Marshall UniversityWV$49,907$50,404$18,583
242Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA$49,905——
243University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$49,905$52,602$33,000
244The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$49,784——
245Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$49,458$56,600—
246Springfield CollegeMA$49,158$61,014$33,033
247Niagara UniversityNY$49,126$50,337$30,617
248Park UniversityMO$49,107$47,477—
249Appalachian State UniversityNC$49,099$50,822—
250Duquesne UniversityPA$49,063$55,910—
251Georgetown CollegeKY$48,959——
252University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$48,918$59,945—
253Roberts Wesleyan UniversityNY$48,805$45,683$30,750
254University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$48,417$57,567$21,000
255SUNY College at PotsdamNY$48,185$59,387$20,500
256Ohio University-Main CampusOH$48,003$56,902$20,500
257Harding UniversityAR$47,942$48,014—
258Xavier UniversityOH$47,828$55,819—
259Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY$47,789$53,968—
260Lindenwood UniversityMO$47,746——
261University of Central MissouriMO$47,121$54,305$22,000
262Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusNM$47,000$58,176—
263Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$46,993$48,246$11,317
264University of South AlabamaAL$46,565$61,561—
265University of Akron Main CampusOH$46,181$53,406—
266Cambridge CollegeMA$46,102$36,538$14,580
267William Woods UniversityMO$44,069——
268Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN$43,766$67,751—
269University of the CumberlandsKY$43,732$47,846$20,500
270Delta State UniversityMS$42,838——
271Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR$41,534$42,589—
272Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO$41,253$42,231$21,059
273Truman State UniversityMO$40,954$44,705$19,700
274Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityOH$40,602—$38,805
275Prairie View A & M UniversityTX$37,836$50,032$37,031
276Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR$36,073——
277School of the Art Institute of ChicagoIL$32,964$52,952—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas graduates earn?

The median college reports $58,846 in earnings one year after a master's degree in teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas and $62,502 four years after. The highest is $96,934 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

How much student debt do teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $25,295 at the typical college.