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
Western Connecticut State University graduates in Teacher Education earn $47k in their first year. Ten-year medians reach $80k.
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
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$162,770 · 5 yrs out
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$162,770 · 5 yrs out
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$131,049 · 5 yrs out
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$127,467 · 5 yrs out
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$98,738 · 5 yrs out
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$95,075 · 5 yrs out
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$94,046 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$91,690 · 5 yrs out
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$90,454 · 5 yrs out
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$88,569 · 5 yrs out
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$87,049 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$86,568 · 5 yrs out