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 graduates

1Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah1 year out2Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$40,6821 year out3The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$33,5941 year out4Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$47,3311 year out5Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$31,1361 year out6Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$44,8981 year out7University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$46,6461 year out8California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California1 year out9University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$42,7901 year out10California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$31,3661 year out11California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$28,9331 year out12Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$34,2551 year out13California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California1 year out14Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas1 year out15Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$44,5221 year out16Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas1 year out17Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi$37,9451 year out18Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$45,7951 year out19University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$49,4751 year out20Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$45,0321 year out21West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania1 year out22University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$41,2811 year out23Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina$41,1441 year out24San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$38,2371 year out25California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$29,8401 year out26Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas$43,7641 year out27Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$45,5121 year out28University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$37,3021 year out29Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$44,3201 year out30East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina$42,6901 year out31Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio$34,9831 year out32Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$46,9981 year out33University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi$38,7661 year out34CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$37,2231 year out35Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$47,3591 year out36Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia$40,6411 year out37Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$42,4751 year out38SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York$30,4101 year out39Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$39,0341 year out40Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio$33,0401 year out41Walden UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota$36,4271 year out42Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana$41,8211 year out43San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California1 year out44CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$37,4141 year out45Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$48,9931 year out46Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia$46,0771 year out47Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$42,4401 year out48University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin$43,6111 year out49Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama$41,3841 year out50University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$48,5871 year out51Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$39,1551 year out52Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania$44,7931 year out53University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$39,6071 year out54Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$51,7491 year out55National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois$40,4841 year out56Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina$40,5941 year out57University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$44,0111 year out58State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York$37,9791 year out59Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$46,7651 year out60University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$45,0151 year out61Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey1 year out62Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina$41,0801 year out63University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska$41,3261 year out64University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado$40,6141 year out65State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York$28,9291 year out66The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee$39,4811 year out67University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi$37,8381 year out68Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania$43,2911 year out69Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois$44,2141 year out70Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey$54,4471 year out71University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$40,7851 year out72University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia$46,0991 year out73Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$41,3421 year out74Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas$42,1121 year out75University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina$40,7771 year out76University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$50,4421 year out77Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota$42,5191 year out78Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama$42,7881 year out79Emporia State UniversityEmporia, Kansas$43,9331 year out80Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland$50,5441 year out81San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$28,7931 year out82Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio$40,2711 year out83James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia1 year out84Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri$37,0661 year out85University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina$42,7891 year out86University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama$42,5291 year out87University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$46,1721 year out88Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$43,8921 year out89Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$46,7441 year out90Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania$38,2371 year out91University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri$34,3921 year out92California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California1 year out93Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky$38,0591 year out94Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky$37,2881 year out95Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri$32,3931 year out96University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin$42,7061 year out97Athens State UniversityAthens, Alabama$40,9481 year out98Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$49,4971 year out99Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts$43,8001 year out100University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska$38,8531 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 569 colleges by graduates

1Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$25,3851 year out2Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$20,2361 year out3San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas$19,5811 year out4South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas$16,9021 year out5The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$25,5531 year out6Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$26,2981 year out7Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico$29,7081 year out8Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas1 year out9El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas$19,1411 year out10College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada$19,6621 year out11Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$22,3521 year out12Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida$28,3371 year out13Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas1 year out14Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York$23,2101 year out15Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$21,9981 year out16Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$29,8111 year out17Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas1 year out18Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas$24,5071 year out19Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware$25,2891 year out20San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$21,1841 year out21Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$29,0621 year out22Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah1 year out23Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio$24,9501 year out24Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania$30,2891 year out25Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania$20,8851 year out26Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia$21,5911 year out27Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania$25,8541 year out28Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$46,4301 year out29Community College of VermontMontpelier, Vermont$31,6101 year out30Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona1 year out31Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$28,8051 year out32Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi$18,5531 year out33Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania$19,9931 year out34Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana1 year out35Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, Texas$10,5761 year out36Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas1 year out37Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$30,3021 year out38Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas1 year out39Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey$21,9561 year out40Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland1 year out41Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania$26,9561 year out42Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska$24,7101 year out43Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1 year out44Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi1 year out45University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$29,8671 year out46Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona1 year out47Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan$17,4811 year out48Northeast Lakeview CollegeUniversal City, Texas1 year out49County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey1 year out50University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio$29,8671 year out51Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana$23,5231 year out52Prince George's Community CollegeLargo, Maryland1 year out53Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas1 year out54Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, North Carolina$32,1471 year out55Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas1 year out56Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Washington1 year out57Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, Ohio1 year out58McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas1 year out59Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming1 year out60North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas1 year out61Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona1 year out62Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina$23,8651 year out63Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas1 year out64Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa1 year out65Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota$28,3371 year out66New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico1 year out67Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah1 year out68Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin$27,2091 year out69Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona1 year out70Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas$18,0251 year out71Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan1 year out72Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah1 year out73Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona1 year out74Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey$23,7681 year out75College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho1 year out76San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California1 year out77Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia1 year out78Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts$31,9011 year out79Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina$24,1481 year out80College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho1 year out81Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma1 year out82Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland1 year out83Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia1 year out84Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1 year out85Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida1 year out86Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$16,9491 year out87Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa, Oklahoma1 year out88Grayson CollegeDenison, Texas1 year out89Navarro CollegeCorsicana, Texas$32,8721 year out90Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, Arkansas1 year out91Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia1 year out92Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington, Iowa1 year out93Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio$22,6451 year out94Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma1 year out95Eastern Arizona CollegeThatcher, Arizona1 year out96Harford Community CollegeBel Air, Maryland1 year out97University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio$29,8671 year out98Jefferson CollegeHillsboro, Missouri1 year out99Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada1 year out100Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey1 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 327 colleges by graduates

1Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$26,3041 year out2North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington1 year out3Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida$28,0381 year out4Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington1 year out5Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington1 year out6Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado$18,3991 year out7Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado$29,7491 year out8Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York$19,8881 year out9Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado$24,9601 year out10Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$28,4981 year out11Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, Washington1 year out12Relay Graduate School of EducationNew York, New York1 year out13Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota$28,0381 year out14Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, Washington1 year out15Renton Technical CollegeRenton, Washington1 year out16Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin1 year out17Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington1 year out18Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Washington1 year out19Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico1 year out20Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington1 year out21Community College of AuroraAurora, Colorado1 year out22Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina1 year out23Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon1 year out24Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado1 year out25Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington1 year out26Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina1 year out27Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, North Carolina$33,2601 year out28Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, Illinois$28,0381 year out29Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, Washington1 year out30Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina$30,8671 year out31Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington1 year out32Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington1 year out33Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona1 year out34Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana1 year out35Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina$24,4971 year out36Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington1 year out37Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico1 year out38Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington1 year out39South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia, Washington1 year out40Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico1 year out41Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, North Carolina1 year out42Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1 year out43Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, Washington1 year out44Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin1 year out45Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin1 year out46Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, North Carolina1 year out47Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado1 year out48Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, North Carolina1 year out49University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri1 year out50Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona1 year out51Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado1 year out52Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas1 year out53South Arkansas CollegeEl Dorado, Arkansas1 year out54Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado1 year out55Arkansas State University-NewportNewport, Arkansas1 year out56Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina1 year out57Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona1 year out58Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts1 year out59James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, North Carolina1 year out60Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington1 year out61Antioch University-SeattleSeattle, Washington1 year out62United States UniversitySandy Springs, California1 year out63Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington1 year out64Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington1 year out65University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas1 year out66University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado1 year out67Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia1 year out68Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia1 year out69Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington, Iowa1 year out70Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, North Carolina1 year out71University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii1 year out72College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, Micronesia1 year out73Northland Pioneer CollegeHolbrook, Arizona1 year out74New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico1 year out75Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina1 year out76Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, North Carolina1 year out77Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina1 year out78Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia1 year out79American Jewish UniversityLos Angeles, California1 year out80Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1 year out81University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas1 year out82Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia1 year out83Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina1 year out84Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina1 year out85Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona1 year out86Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin1 year out87Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin1 year out88Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida1 year out89Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada1 year out90Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1 year out91Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, Wisconsin1 year out92Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, North Carolina1 year out93Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon1 year out94Clovis Community CollegeClovis, New Mexico1 year out95Urban College of BostonBoston, Massachusetts$39,2131 year out96Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia1 year out97Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina1 year out98Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, North Carolina1 year out99Sampson Community CollegeClinton, North Carolina1 year out100Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, North Carolina1 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 (—).