Master's · Forest Grove, Oregon
Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Pacific University worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ 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
- $58,473
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $63,100
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $37,852
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $40k (likely $40k – $40k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $170 a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in OR
- 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
- −$204k (likely −$265k – −$138k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$184k (likely −$311k – −$44k)
- Today's dollars
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- ≤ 20% / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral)$151,842
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- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral)$108,345
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$105,018
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Doctoral)$103,070
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$100,098
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$92,510
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$83,383
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$81,207
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$78,641
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at other schools in Oregon
- Portland State University$62,874
- Lewis & Clark College$62,852
- George Fox University$61,271
- Oregon State University$61,045
- Oregon State University-Cascades Campus$61,045
- Southern Oregon University$60,530
- Western Oregon University$60,465
- University of Oregon$60,111
- Eastern Oregon University$58,528
- Warner Pacific University$55,773