Bachelor's+6% vs national median264 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Wheaton College
Ranked 63rd of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,680
middle 50%: $28,969 – $52,135
Median · 5 years out
$56,082
middle 50%: $42,677 – $67,419
Median · 10 years out
$65,194
middle 50%: $45,751 – $80,729
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 bachelor's graduates earn $41k in their first year. Salaries grow to $65k after a decade.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,567 total interest
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$56,367 · 5 yrs out
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Miami University
$56,195 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
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Utah Valley University
$56,189 · 5 yrs out
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$56,037 · 5 yrs out
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$55,973 · 5 yrs out
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Kennesaw State University
$55,370 · 5 yrs out
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$55,281 · 5 yrs out
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$89,458 · 5 yrs out
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