Bachelor's+15% vs national median1,838 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ranked 26th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,494
middle 50%: $38,709 – $56,588
Median · 5 years out
$60,485
middle 50%: $51,569 – $69,499
Median · 10 years out
$70,308
middle 50%: $57,543 – $85,050
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 alumni earn a median of $49,494 in their first year. This figure rises to $70,308 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,290 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$61,138 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$61,090 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$60,990 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$60,877 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$60,423 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$60,316 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$60,256 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$59,945 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$59,906 · 5 yrs out
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