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Bachelor's+47% vs national median202 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Fitchburg State University

Ranked 4th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$64,834
middle 50%: $38,967 – $105,955
Median · 5 years out
$82,210
middle 50%: $61,489 – $108,462
Median · 10 years out
$82,300
middle 50%: $68,203 – $100,094

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Fitchburg State University's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas earn a median $64,834 one year after graduating, rising to $82,300 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 47% above the national median of $55,879 for this field, ranking 4th of 256 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.

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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,263 total interest

Same major at other universities

New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$112,060 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$84,244 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$82,864 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$81,907 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$79,998 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$79,646 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$79,095 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$78,019 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Fitchburg State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$117,423 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$105,099 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$92,988 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$92,467 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$88,859 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$83,958 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$82,827 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,142 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out

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