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Bachelor's+19% vs national median769 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Bridgewater State University

Ranked 17th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,534
middle 50%: $28,642 – $47,119
Median · 5 years out
$62,878
middle 50%: $49,218 – $71,691
Median · 10 years out
$76,671
middle 50%: $58,625 – $87,144

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

Graduates of Bridgewater State University's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods earn a median $36,534 one year after graduating, rising to $76,671 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% above the national median of $52,731 for this field, ranking 17th of 298 reporting programs.

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.

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Paid off in
7 yrs
≈ $8,414 total interest

Same major at other universities

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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$64,868 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$64,124 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$63,631 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$63,503 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$62,928 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$62,719 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$62,402 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$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

Other majors at Bridgewater State University

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$101,862 · 5 yrs out
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$97,324 · 5 yrs out
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$97,324 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$84,481 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$79,121 · 5 yrs out
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$77,976 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$72,371 · 5 yrs out

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