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Bachelor's+19% vs national median280 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Western Connecticut State University

Ranked 23rd of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,200
middle 50%: $34,083 – $59,083
Median · 5 years out
$66,414
middle 50%: $54,857 – $79,091
Median · 10 years out
$80,301
middle 50%: $65,590 – $96,649

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (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 Subject Areas earn a median $47,200 one year after graduating, rising to $80,301 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% above the national median of $55,879 for this field, ranking 23rd of 256 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,139 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Virginia
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$67,607 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$67,537 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$67,086 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$66,813 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$65,933 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$65,762 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$65,505 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$64,744 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$64,169 · 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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