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Bachelor's-7% vs national median2,182 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Ranked 222nd of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,344
middle 50%: $23,800 – $44,146
Median · 5 years out
$49,076
middle 50%: $39,360 – $57,242
Median · 10 years out
$55,664
middle 50%: $45,178 – $66,495

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

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale graduates in Teacher Education see median starting salaries of $32k. Earnings grow to $49k at the five-year mark and $56k 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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,559 total interest

Same major at other universities

Brigham Young University - Idaho
$49,346 · 5 yrs out
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
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$49,108 · 5 yrs out
Gordon State College
$49,028 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$49,027 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
$49,008 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$48,962 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$48,898 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$48,890 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$183,045 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$183,045 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$146,060 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Bachelor's)
$128,910 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$128,254 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,207 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$110,141 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,560 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,955 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$97,921 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$95,779 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,729 · 5 yrs out

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