Bachelor's+14% vs national median468 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at DePaul University
Ranked 30th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,109
middle 50%: $31,739 – $58,121
Median · 5 years out
$63,860
middle 50%: $49,457 – $75,480
Median · 10 years out
$78,934
middle 50%: $63,394 – $95,747
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
Teacher Education graduates from DePaul University earn $43k in their first year. Salaries reach $64k by year five and $79k 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,672 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$63,855 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$63,230 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$62,715 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$62,007 · 5 yrs out
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