Bachelor's · Lakeland, Florida
Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Southeastern 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
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 9.8 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $56,502
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $56,603
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $21,125
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $145k (likely $145k – $186k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $20k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 9.8 years (likely 6.1–19.3)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$147k (likely −$251k – −$29k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $35k (likely −$149k – $258k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 43%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$83,204
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$76,932
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$65,849
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$61,909
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$61,744
- Social Work (Master's)$61,053
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$55,827
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's)$55,318
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$54,928
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$52,899
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's)$52,255
- Social Work (Bachelor's)$52,194
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at other schools in Florida
- Florida State University$57,287
- Florida Atlantic University$56,414
- University of Florida$55,284
- Stetson University$54,537
- University of Central Florida$53,197
- Nova Southeastern University$52,571
- Indian River State College$52,554
- University of North Florida$52,496
- University of South Florida$52,093
- St Petersburg College$51,755