Master's · Education

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's): earnings by school

454 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$55,205
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$58,919
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$29,502
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 378 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $54,290 and $65,152. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
California State University-Fresno CA$81,020$97,033—
California State University-Long Beach CA$45,835$91,505$38,592
University of the District of Columbia DC—$89,963—
California State University-Northridge CA—$89,925—
Boricua College NY—$89,128—
San Diego Christian College CA$88,090——
Pace University NY$72,261$85,077$34,000
University of Massachusetts Global CA$68,353$84,909$51,921
St. John's University-New York NY$75,145$83,019—
Claremont Graduate University CA$66,995$80,974$24,860
Harvard University MA$80,826——
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$75,574$80,738$28,994
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$75,574$80,738$28,994
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$73,951$80,655$21,620
University of California-Irvine CA$68,673$79,921$26,585
Seattle University WA$75,052$79,881$39,249
CUNY City College NY$75,637$79,740$33,272
Santa Clara University CA$71,131$79,448$32,817
Molloy University NY$58,985$79,134$41,000
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$68,507$78,328$33,193
CUNY Lehman College NY$72,029$78,311$25,279
CUNY Queens College NY$67,663$77,925$19,336
Indiana University-Bloomington IN—$77,765—
San Francisco State University CA$76,221$77,699—
California State University-Fullerton CA$72,373$77,214$20,500
Pacific Lutheran University WA$73,477$77,198$30,750
CUNY Hunter College NY$71,789$77,067$25,500
Relay Graduate School of Education NY$69,959$76,883$20,500
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$69,661$76,298$20,769
University of Redlands CA$63,884$76,286$27,334
Fresno Pacific University CA$76,253—$20,500
Trinity Washington University DC—$75,956—
University of California-Berkeley CA$65,726$75,848$28,154
Seattle Pacific University WA$72,725$75,781$41,000
Teachers College at Columbia University NY$69,858$75,388$67,174
Wagner College NY$66,784$75,353—
Alliant International University-San Diego CA$68,146$75,075$41,000
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$64,261$74,359$20,500
Western Washington University WA$69,079$74,041$30,872
St. Thomas Aquinas College NY$67,648$73,667$21,500
Saint Mary's College of California CA$62,859$73,293$29,318
Endicott College MA—$73,257$20,300
Rowan University NJ$72,453$73,182—
Mercy University NY$71,705$72,974$41,000
University of Pennsylvania PA$54,562$72,741$59,620
Heritage University WA$70,329$72,707$35,285
Bank Street College of Education NY$72,799$72,561$39,568
Centenary University NJ—$72,493—
Dominican University IL$58,805$72,425$35,661
Dominican University of California CA—$72,210—
California Lutheran University CA—$72,020—
Mount Saint Mary College NY$61,485$71,876—
University of Idaho ID$50,516$71,839—
University of Miami FL$71,802——
Dominican University New York NY$66,092$71,785$35,875
College of Staten Island CUNY NY$74,510$71,468—
Washington State University WA$63,886$71,438$36,300
City University of Seattle WA$65,920$71,341$37,097
University of San Francisco CA$68,268$71,273$44,446
Hofstra University NY$46,606$71,198$45,750
Metropolitan College of New York NY$75,129$70,904—
Weber State University UT$59,722$70,864—
Utah State University UT—$70,374—
Kean University NJ$70,916$69,959—
Goucher College MD$65,533$69,904$23,215
Chapman University CA$65,964$69,818—
Erikson Institute IL$63,140$69,802$41,083
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA$62,030$69,794$28,136
Antioch University-New England NH$69,748——
Antioch University-Seattle WA$69,748——
Antioch University OH$69,748——
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$69,658——
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$69,658——
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$69,658——
New York University NY$75,759$69,577$72,010
Loyola Marymount University CA$56,913$69,328—
Brenau University GA$59,665$69,139$51,250
University of Chicago IL$65,996$69,033—
Long Island University NY$66,956$68,656$51,470
Boston College MA$60,581$68,576—
University of San Diego CA—$68,167—
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$68,054——
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA$67,963—$33,636
Whitworth University WA$60,558$67,773$39,973
American University DC$63,853$67,617$35,539
Roosevelt University IL$64,729$67,560$41,000
Rider University NJ$61,001$67,463$23,215
Concordia University-Irvine CA$67,400——
New Jersey City University NJ$67,225$67,341$18,425
Aurora University IL$55,208$67,283$30,400
Stockton University NJ$68,392$67,282$20,586
American International College MA$62,428$67,175$21,009
Manhattanville University NY$65,564$67,034—
National University CA$66,926$67,015$20,500
Georgia State University GA$61,527$66,981—
Cambridge College MA$56,163$66,861$21,328
University of St Thomas MN$55,821$66,763$24,300
Saint Martin's University WA$66,737——
Lincoln University PA—$66,552—
East Texas A&M University TX$58,303$66,508$25,455
Towson University MD$63,907$66,328—
Worcester State University MA$65,216$66,285$18,246
Wayne State University MI$62,518$66,118$36,810
Villanova University PA$56,779$65,719—
Georgia Southwestern State University GA$62,711$65,670$21,620
William Jessup University CA$56,877$65,631$34,964
Lipscomb University TN—$65,590—
The Evergreen State College WA$65,340—$26,454
Wilkes University PA$63,562$65,331$20,627
Albany State University GA$60,940$65,152$27,102
Northeastern University MA—$65,134—
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA—$65,134—
Pacific Oaks College CA$59,925$65,108$61,500
Iona University NY$65,016—$39,209
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$63,082$64,968$20,500
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$59,179$64,881$29,898
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$62,895$64,376$20,500
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$62,895$64,376$20,500
Pepperdine University CA$61,809$64,374$37,860
McDaniel College MD$64,336——
Thomas University GA$57,912$64,330$27,334
Fordham University NY$64,296—$59,718
St. Thomas University FL—$64,254—
State University of New York at Oswego NY—$64,132$20,500
University of West Georgia GA$61,238$64,065$23,384
Augsburg University MN$56,432$64,001$47,834
University of Illinois Chicago IL$63,998——
Piedmont University GA$57,144$63,728$27,348
DePaul University IL$63,722$63,616$27,333
Westminster University UT$63,595——
Temple University PA$56,054$63,516$29,647
Johns Hopkins University MD—$63,385—
Kennesaw State University GA$59,844$63,371$21,000
Notre Dame of Maryland University MD$61,919$63,218$29,625
Northeastern Illinois University IL$63,576$63,215$20,500
Hamline University MN$56,222$63,173$37,672
The College of New Jersey NJ$65,362$63,121—
Friends University KS$57,516$62,988—
Azusa Pacific University CA$62,982—$38,186
University of Alaska Southeast AK$58,201$62,909—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$52,029$62,886$33,000
Portland State University OR$54,653$62,874$35,500
Lewis & Clark College OR$60,571$62,852—
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA—$62,842—
Columbus State University GA$55,262$62,834$27,198
Chestnut Hill College PA$56,806$62,814—
Florida Atlantic University FL$62,676——
Hawaii Pacific University HI$62,646——
Mercer University GA$58,490$62,624$38,503
Concordia University-Chicago IL$58,171$62,613$23,966
Marian University IN$55,255$62,593$36,527
California State University-Sacramento CA$62,592—$16,960
National Louis University IL$57,704$62,529$30,750
Marymount University VA$59,421$62,324—
University of North Dakota ND$55,953$62,264—
Arcadia University PA$55,927$62,167$30,587
University of Nevada-Reno NV$63,585$62,086—
Valdosta State University GA$61,393$62,044$22,780
Boston University MA$52,919$62,027—
Monmouth University NJ$61,999——
Canisius University NY$55,318$61,958—
Tufts University MA$57,550$61,904—
Southeastern Oklahoma State University OK$53,983$61,895$20,000
University of North Georgia GA$58,311$61,816$18,399
Clarkson University NY$59,743$61,751—
George Washington University DC$59,473$61,729—
Lehigh University PA$52,636$61,708—
Loyola University Chicago IL$66,965$61,706$37,432
San Diego State University CA$71,534$61,680$15,270
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE—$61,612—
University of New Orleans LA$52,788$61,526—
The College of Saint Scholastica MN$56,614$61,491$23,512
Alabama State University AL—$61,410—
Fitchburg State University MA—$61,409—
George Fox University OR$55,837$61,271$34,817
Le Moyne College NY$60,339$61,188$18,638
Humphreys University CA$61,129—$35,291
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$58,048$61,083$20,500
Merrimack College MA$56,223$61,055$30,917
Oregon State University OR$58,015$61,045$40,601
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$58,015$61,045$40,601
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$56,744$61,035$41,000
Salem State University MA$54,065$60,928$20,384
North Carolina A & T State University NC$51,185$60,926$25,388
Saginaw Valley State University MI$52,083$60,900—
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA$56,106$60,681$30,750
Mount St. Mary's University MD$55,285$60,543—
Southern Oregon University OR$56,783$60,530$39,500
University of Michigan-Flint MI$54,629$60,469—
Western Oregon University OR$57,900$60,465$37,261
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$60,504$60,458$29,811
Alabama A & M University AL—$60,412—
Troy University AL$57,537$60,356$30,750
Fairfield University CT$55,382$60,277$33,500
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$50,947$60,271—
Empire State University NY$60,347$60,265$31,130
Viterbo University WI$54,792$60,254$18,168
Chaminade University of Honolulu HI$55,981$60,222$37,036
University of Oregon OR$53,189$60,111$27,334
Norfolk State University VA$58,655$59,973$61,272
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$57,724$59,940—
Quinnipiac University CT$52,845$59,725$23,675
Widener University PA$59,700——
University of Hawaii at Hilo HI$59,617$59,655—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$55,841$59,557$29,700
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$55,841$59,557$29,700
Georgia College & State University GA$53,098$59,425$34,000
Holy Family University PA$51,071$59,330—
University of South Florida FL$55,598$59,328—
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI$52,662$59,290—
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$58,116$59,260—
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND—$59,153—
Adams State University CO$57,026$59,136$22,000
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$55,671$59,122$27,920
University of West Alabama AL$56,128$59,095$27,333
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$55,786$58,922$17,850
Old Dominion University VA$56,144$58,916$30,750
Capella University MN$57,569$58,879$34,145
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$52,685$58,846$23,441
Lesley University MA$54,439$58,844$34,166
Lasell University MA—$58,830—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$51,468$58,809$29,638
Stephen F Austin State University TX$56,968$58,776$27,015
Georgia Southern University GA$55,345$58,762$23,645
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$53,192$58,755$21,400
Pacific University OR$54,438$58,746$37,852
Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX$58,584——
Austin College TX$56,800$58,570—
Eastern Oregon University OR$55,202$58,528$23,118
Northern Arizona University AZ$55,765$58,007$26,404
Auburn University AL$53,762$57,994$30,750
University of Bridgeport CT$50,268$57,992$32,458
Bridgewater State University MA$55,111$57,978$20,500
Drew University NJ$57,963——
University of Arizona AZ$49,308$57,881—
Waldorf University IA$57,872—$25,184
Nova Southeastern University FL$54,908$57,713$82,760
Alverno College WI$53,406$57,606—
University of Mary Washington VA$55,366$57,480$20,500
Florida International University FL$57,857$57,448$47,623
Oakland University MI$51,430$57,431$39,700
Eastern Michigan University MI$62,119$57,394—
Champlain College VT$55,805$57,381—
University of Louisville KY$49,845$57,344$24,602
Saint Xavier University IL$52,982$57,296$27,105
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL$53,778$57,268—
University of Northern Iowa IA$58,933$57,224—
Indiana University-Southeast IN$46,182$57,216$18,712
University of Georgia GA$53,864$57,145$28,821
Vanderbilt University TN$54,570$57,106$41,000
Northwestern College IA$56,408$57,076$6,488
Xavier University OH$47,616$57,072$30,527
Black Hills State University SD$49,378$57,025—
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC—$57,004—
Northwestern Oklahoma State University OK$38,894$56,977—
Lewis University IL$54,737$56,965$37,903
Christopher Newport University VA$56,864$56,921$20,500
Gordon College MA$56,820——
Grand Canyon University AZ$52,786$56,764$34,674
University of North Alabama AL$53,449$56,744$21,097
Ball State University IN$53,571$56,692$22,836
Drake University IA$52,198$56,615$42,043
State University of New York at Cortland NY$55,625$56,556—
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY$54,058$56,554$20,500
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$50,071$56,444—
Young Harris College GA$56,438——
The University of Alabama AL$55,009$56,415$30,380
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$56,390—$29,378
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$55,768$56,383$21,598
Reinhardt University GA$53,649$56,328$27,710
Russell Sage College NY—$56,317—
University of Central Florida FL$59,996$56,186$26,434
Rhode Island College RI—$56,181—
Western Michigan University MI$49,834$56,135$20,500
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$53,850$56,131$34,666
North Carolina Central University NC$56,120——
Auburn University at Montgomery AL$52,426$56,106$45,000
Concordia University-Nebraska NE—$56,011—
Southern Wesleyan University SC$52,716$55,963—
Walden University MN$54,422$55,860$41,000
University of Florida FL$53,158$55,853$22,200
Jacksonville State University AL$52,537$55,847$29,028
Loyola University Maryland MD$54,775$55,827$22,767
Duke University NC—$55,809—
Warner Pacific University OR$54,956$55,773$35,900
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies OR$54,956$55,773$35,900
Mount St. Joseph University OH$49,416$55,767$34,167
Faulkner University AL$51,664$55,690$24,935
Western New Mexico University NM$55,674——
Trevecca Nazarene University TN$53,284$55,646$27,333
Trinity University TX$57,180$55,567—
Belmont University TN$49,236$55,537$37,066
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$56,053$55,528$20,338
Louisiana Christian University LA$50,426$55,484$25,000
Frostburg State University MD$53,893$55,430$26,500
Marywood University PA$51,438$55,421—
Gwynedd Mercy University PA$53,785$55,203$41,835
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$55,179——
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$55,099—$43,704
Rockford University IL$55,061——

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