Bachelor's-6% vs national median943 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Dalton State College
Ranked 214th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,841
middle 50%: $30,912 – $46,742
Median · 5 years out
$49,426
middle 50%: $43,269 – $55,960
Median · 10 years out
$59,809
middle 50%: $52,589 – $67,449
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
Teacher Education and Professional Development graduates start with a $41k median salary. Earnings reach $49k by year 5 and $60k by year 10.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,255 total interest
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$49,708 · 5 yrs out
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$49,561 · 5 yrs out
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$49,531 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southwestern State University
$49,457 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$49,455 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
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Brigham Young University - Idaho
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Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$49,249 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$49,245 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$49,209 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,147 · 5 yrs out
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