Bachelor's-2% vs national median2,351 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ranked 153rd of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,445
middle 50%: $37,569 – $49,697
Median · 5 years out
$51,891
middle 50%: $46,979 – $56,311
Median · 10 years out
$53,568
middle 50%: $48,313 – $59,687
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 graduates earn a median of $44k in year 1. This increases to $54k by year 10.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,592 total interest
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$52,227 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$52,140 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$52,050 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$52,037 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$52,004 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$51,948 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$51,886 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$51,870 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$51,818 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$51,809 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$51,793 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$51,772 · 5 yrs out
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