Certificate (1-2 years)+34% vs national median512 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Northern Arizona University
Ranked 5th of 29 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,653
middle 50%: $30,546 – $51,391
Median · 5 years out
$53,219
middle 50%: $43,137 – $60,704
Median · 10 years out
$62,620
middle 50%: $56,976 – $69,798
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Teacher Education graduates earn a median of $42k in their first year. This increases to $63k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,733 total interest
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$63,610 · 5 yrs out
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$58,956 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$48,715 · 5 yrs out
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$42,371 · 5 yrs out
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$40,093 · 5 yrs out
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$39,731 · 5 yrs out
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$38,861 · 5 yrs out
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$35,966 · 5 yrs out
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$117,305 · 5 yrs out
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$111,278 · 5 yrs out
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$104,850 · 5 yrs out
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$104,039 · 5 yrs out
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$102,565 · 5 yrs out
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$99,535 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$95,275 · 5 yrs out
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$94,855 · 5 yrs out
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$91,889 · 5 yrs out
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$88,716 · 5 yrs out
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$88,031 · 5 yrs out