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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Northeastern Illinois University

Ranked 18th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$52,989
middle 50%: $37,132 – $65,701
Median · 5 years out
$67,607
middle 50%: $53,500 – $81,482
Median · 10 years out
$80,999
middle 50%: $67,650 – $94,935

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

Northeastern Illinois University teacher education graduates earn $53k in their first year. Median earnings grow to $68k at five years and $81k after ten years.

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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,583 total interest

Same major at other universities

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$75,030 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$71,115 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$68,481 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$68,363 · 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
Western Connecticut State University
$66,414 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$65,933 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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