Master's · Montgomery, Alabama
Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Faulkner University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $55,493
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $59,818
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $24,935
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $26k (likely $26k – $26k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $856 a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in AL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$160k (likely −$258k – −$44k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$133k (likely −$334k – $106k)
- Today's dollars
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Other majors at Faulkner University
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$69,630
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's)$69,371
- Law (First professional)$68,740
- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$61,286
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$60,384
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$59,426
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$55,548
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$55,517
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$54,053
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$52,092
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)$48,561
- Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)$48,056
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at other schools in Alabama
- Alabama State University$61,410
- Alabama A & M University$60,412
- Troy University$60,356
- University of West Alabama$59,095
- Auburn University$57,994
- University of Alabama in Huntsville$57,268
- University of North Alabama$56,744
- The University of Alabama$56,415
- University of Alabama at Birmingham$56,131
- Auburn University at Montgomery$56,106