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Bachelor's+24% vs national median789 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Western Connecticut State University

Ranked 10th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,337
middle 50%: $30,275 – $57,314
Median · 5 years out
$65,539
middle 50%: $51,840 – $79,633
Median · 10 years out
$77,631
middle 50%: $61,787 – $92,820

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Western Connecticut State University's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods earn a median $42,337 one year after graduating, rising to $77,631 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% above the national median of $52,731 for this field, ranking 10th of 298 reporting programs.

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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,643 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Medgar Evers College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$69,833 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$68,291 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$67,118 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$64,868 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$64,124 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$63,631 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$63,503 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$62,928 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Connecticut State University

Education (Doctorate)
$162,770 · 5 yrs out
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctorate)
$162,770 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$131,049 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$127,711 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$127,467 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$98,738 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,075 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,046 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$91,690 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,569 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$87,049 · 5 yrs out

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