Master's · Rome, Georgia
Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Shorter 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
- $55,523
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $31,048
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $33k (likely $33k – $33k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$4k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in GA
- 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
- −$222k (likely −$334k – −$87k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$254k (likely −$484k – $24k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Shorter University
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$85,605
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$75,924
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$65,803
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$63,873
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$56,677
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's)$54,784
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$50,887
- Human Services, General (Bachelor's)$50,113
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$49,864
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$46,272
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)$42,558
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (Bachelor's)$37,674
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at other schools in Georgia
- Brenau University$69,139
- Georgia State University$66,981
- Georgia Southwestern State University$65,670
- Albany State University$65,152
- Thomas University$64,330
- University of West Georgia$64,065
- Piedmont University$63,728
- Kennesaw State University$63,371
- Columbus State University$62,834
- Mercer University$62,624