Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

71,727 students earn a teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods credential each year across 1,644 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out
$41,934
Typical earnings, 5 years out
$46,637

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 1,137 colleges by graduate earnings

1University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$60,9171 year out2Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey$59,3711 year out3Monroe UniversityBronx, New York$58,1941 year out4Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington$57,6241 year out5Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey$57,1451 year out6Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$56,3001 year out7The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$56,2311 year out8Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington$55,8491 year out9Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$55,8141 year out10Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois$55,6521 year out11American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$55,6251 year out12Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, Washington$55,4271 year out13Centenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey$54,6331 year out14University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$54,6041 year out15Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas$54,5941 year out16Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey$54,4471 year out17William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey$54,0931 year out18Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$53,6141 year out19Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$53,2151 year out20Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$53,1331 year out21University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$53,0541 year out22University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, Alaska$52,8751 year out23Bowie State UniversityBowie, Maryland$52,6191 year out24Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland$52,3951 year out25Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$51,8611 year out26Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$51,7491 year out27University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska$51,6191 year out28Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida$51,5451 year out29Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida$51,4481 year out30Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania$51,3001 year out31Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, Maryland$51,2361 year out32Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$50,9511 year out33Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida$50,8261 year out34Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida$50,7361 year out35Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, Pennsylvania$50,7251 year out36Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana$50,7071 year out37University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, Texas$50,6571 year out38Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland$50,5441 year out39Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$50,5391 year out40Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas$50,4861 year out41The University of TampaTampa, Florida$50,4771 year out42University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$50,4421 year out43University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$50,4011 year out44Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, Pennsylvania$50,3891 year out45Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$50,3121 year out46Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$50,1781 year out47Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota$49,8111 year out48St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida$49,6721 year out49University of JamestownJamestown, North Dakota$49,6081 year out50Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington$49,4991 year out51Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, Washington$49,4991 year out52Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$49,4971 year out53Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$49,4851 year out54University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$49,4751 year out55North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina$49,0991 year out56Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$48,9931 year out57Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, New Jersey$48,9461 year out58Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana$48,7171 year out59Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts$48,6411 year out60Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada$48,6341 year out61Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida$48,6121 year out62University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$48,5871 year out63College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida$48,5371 year out64Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana$48,4971 year out65Morningside UniversitySioux City, Iowa$48,4781 year out66Minot State UniversityMinot, North Dakota$48,4251 year out67Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida$48,2101 year out68Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia$48,2031 year out69Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois$48,1051 year out70University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$48,0381 year out71Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware$48,0031 year out72Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota$47,9781 year out73Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan$47,9391 year out74University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana$47,9051 year out75Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$47,8321 year out76Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$47,8251 year out77Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, Oklahoma$47,8011 year out78Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware$47,7281 year out79Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois$47,7141 year out80Rollins CollegeWinter Park, Florida$47,6711 year out81North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois$47,6681 year out82Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee$47,6551 year out83Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah$47,6191 year out84Franklin CollegeFranklin, Indiana$47,6101 year out85Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York$47,5641 year out86Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, Georgia$47,5131 year out87Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania$47,4531 year out88Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut$47,4451 year out89University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas$47,4281 year out90Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$47,3591 year out91Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$47,3311 year out92Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania$47,3191 year out93University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$47,2101 year out94Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin$47,1851 year out95Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois$47,1341 year out96Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina$47,0951 year out97Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$46,9981 year out98Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California$46,9861 year out99Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana$46,9081 year out100Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$46,9031 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 569 colleges by graduate earnings

1Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$46,4301 year out2Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing, Massachusetts$34,0861 year out3Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington$33,8691 year out4Navarro CollegeCorsicana, Texas$32,8721 year out5Urban College of BostonBoston, Massachusetts$32,5211 year out6Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, North Carolina$32,1471 year out7Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts$31,9011 year out8Community College of VermontMontpelier, Vermont$31,6101 year out9Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina$31,2151 year out10Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio$30,8801 year out11Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$30,3021 year out12Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania$30,2891 year out13Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio$30,1021 year out14University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$29,8671 year out15University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio$29,8671 year out16University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio$29,8671 year out17Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$29,8111 year out18Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico$29,7081 year out19Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$29,0621 year out20Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$28,8051 year out21Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts$28,7691 year out22Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado$28,6641 year out23Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida$28,6411 year out24Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, Massachusetts$28,6351 year out25Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida$28,3371 year out26Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota$28,3371 year out27Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, Illinois$28,3371 year out28Rasmussen University-North DakotaFargo, North Dakota$28,3371 year out29Rasmussen University-WisconsinGreen Bay, Wisconsin$28,3371 year out30Rasmussen University-KansasTopeka, Kansas$28,3371 year out31Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington$28,1181 year out32Haywood Community CollegeClyde, North Carolina$28,0131 year out33Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts$27,9811 year out34Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona$27,6791 year out35Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin$27,5481 year out36Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin$27,2091 year out37Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania$26,9561 year out38Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin$26,8901 year out39James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, North Carolina$26,7751 year out40Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota$26,6711 year out41Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$26,2981 year out42Alamance Community CollegeGraham, North Carolina$26,1051 year out43Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania$25,8541 year out44Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington$25,7771 year out45Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida$25,6281 year out46Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, Maine$25,6031 year out47The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$25,5531 year out48Kennebec Valley Community CollegeFairfield, Maine$25,4841 year out49Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$25,3851 year out50Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware$25,2891 year out51Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio$24,9501 year out52Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska$24,7101 year out53Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas$24,5071 year out54Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina$24,1481 year out55Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina$23,8651 year out56Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin$23,7961 year out57Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania$23,7731 year out58Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey$23,7681 year out59Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlytheville, Arkansas$23,5751 year out60Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana$23,5231 year out61Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana$23,5231 year out62Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York$23,2101 year out63Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, Virginia$23,2101 year out64Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa, Wisconsin$23,2101 year out65Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin$22,9811 year out66Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio$22,6451 year out67Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina$22,5841 year out68Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$22,3521 year out69Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina$22,2761 year out70Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, North Carolina$22,2591 year out71Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$21,9981 year out72Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey$21,9561 year out73Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia$21,7401 year out74Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts$21,7381 year out75Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia$21,5911 year out76San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$21,1841 year out77Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia$20,9791 year out78Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania$20,8851 year out79University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallup, New Mexico$20,6461 year out80University of New Mexico-Taos CampusRanchos de Taos, New Mexico$20,6461 year out81University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusLos Lunas, New Mexico$20,6461 year out82University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusLos Alamos, New Mexico$20,6461 year out83University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$20,6461 year out84Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$20,2361 year out85Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania$19,9931 year out86College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada$19,6621 year out87San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas$19,5811 year out88El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas$19,1411 year out89Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio$18,5761 year out90Kent State University at SalemSalem, Ohio$18,5761 year out91Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio$18,5761 year out92Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi$18,5531 year out93Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi$18,4901 year out94Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas$18,0251 year out95Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas$17,9971 year out96Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan$17,4811 year out97Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$16,9491 year out98South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas$16,9021 year out99Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam$15,5791 year out100Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, Texas$10,5761 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 327 colleges by graduate earnings

1Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$50,3401 year out2Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$48,8071 year out3Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota$46,5991 year out4Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$45,2471 year out5San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico$44,6181 year out6Urban College of BostonBoston, Massachusetts$39,2131 year out7Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, North Carolina$33,2601 year out8South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, North Carolina$31,1111 year out9Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina$30,8671 year out10Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado$29,7491 year out11Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$28,4981 year out12Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida$28,0381 year out13Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota$28,0381 year out14Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, Illinois$28,0381 year out15Rasmussen University-North DakotaFargo, North Dakota$28,0381 year out16Rasmussen University-WisconsinGreen Bay, Wisconsin$28,0381 year out17Rasmussen University-KansasTopeka, Kansas$28,0381 year out18Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, North Carolina$27,5341 year out19Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$26,3041 year out20Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina$25,1761 year out21Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado$24,9601 year out22Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina$24,4971 year out23Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York$19,8881 year out24Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, Virginia$19,8881 year out25Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa, Wisconsin$19,8881 year out26Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, New York$19,8881 year out27Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado$18,3991 year out28Community Care CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma$14,8471 year out29North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington—1 year out30Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington—1 year out31Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington—1 year out32Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, Washington—1 year out33Relay Graduate School of EducationNew York, New York—1 year out34Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, Washington—1 year out35Renton Technical CollegeRenton, Washington—1 year out36Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin—1 year out37Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington—1 year out38Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Washington—1 year out39Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico—1 year out40Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington—1 year out41Community College of AuroraAurora, Colorado—1 year out42Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina—1 year out43Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon—1 year out44Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado—1 year out45Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington—1 year out46Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina—1 year out47Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, Washington—1 year out48Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington—1 year out49Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington—1 year out50Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona—1 year out51Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana—1 year out52Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington—1 year out53Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico—1 year out54Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington—1 year out55South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia, Washington—1 year out56Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico—1 year out57Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, North Carolina—1 year out58Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut—1 year out59Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, Washington—1 year out60Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin—1 year out61Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin—1 year out62Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, North Carolina—1 year out63Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado—1 year out64Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, North Carolina—1 year out65University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri—1 year out66Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona—1 year out67Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado—1 year out68Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas—1 year out69South Arkansas CollegeEl Dorado, Arkansas—1 year out70Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado—1 year out71Arkansas State University-NewportNewport, Arkansas—1 year out72Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina—1 year out73Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona—1 year out74Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts—1 year out75James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, North Carolina—1 year out76Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington—1 year out77Antioch University-SeattleSeattle, Washington—1 year out78United States UniversitySandy Springs, California—1 year out79Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington—1 year out80Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington—1 year out81University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas—1 year out82University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado—1 year out83Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia—1 year out84Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia—1 year out85Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington, Iowa—1 year out86Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, North Carolina—1 year out87University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii—1 year out88College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, Micronesia—1 year out89Northland Pioneer CollegeHolbrook, Arizona—1 year out90New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico—1 year out91Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina—1 year out92Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, North Carolina—1 year out93Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina—1 year out94Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia—1 year out95American Jewish UniversityLos Angeles, California—1 year out96Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona—1 year out97University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas—1 year out98Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia—1 year out99Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina—1 year out100Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina—1 year out

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).