Master's · Martin, Tennessee
Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at The University of Tennessee-Martin 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
- $52,816
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $53,755
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $27,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $29k (likely $29k – $29k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$5k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TN
- 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
- −$229k (likely −$275k – −$185k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$306k (likely −$386k – −$218k)
- 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 The University of Tennessee-Martin
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$99,532
- Engineering, General (Bachelor's)$87,043
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$79,403
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$77,092
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$64,840
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$63,410
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$59,759
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$59,150
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$54,552
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$53,979
- Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)$52,029
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)$49,817
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at other schools in Tennessee
- Lipscomb University$65,590
- Vanderbilt University$57,106
- Trevecca Nazarene University$55,646
- Belmont University$55,537
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga$54,877
- Carson-Newman University$53,619
- Lee University$52,116
- East Tennessee State University$51,479
- Johnson University$47,020