Bachelor's · Portland, Oregon

Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at University of Portland 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 10.1 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $40,539; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $57,963; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $15,750; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $122k (likely $122k – $152k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $18k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in OR; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 10.1 years (likely 6.8–16.7); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$163k (likely −$260k – −$53k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $65k (likely −$125k – $319k); Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide): 80%; Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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AP classes

AP Psychology
AP English Language and Composition
AP Statistics

IB Higher Level

Psychology HL
Language A HL

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