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

Ranked 15th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,537
middle 50%: $32,547 – $55,003
Median · 5 years out
$63,503
middle 50%: $43,205 – $72,538
Median · 10 years out
$76,015
middle 50%: $53,485 – $90,301

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

Worcester State University offers specialized teacher education programs with a year-1 median salary of $42.5k. Median earnings reach $63.5k by the fifth year.

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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,758 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Lehman College
$67,118 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$65,539 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$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
University of Illinois Chicago
$62,928 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$62,878 · 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

Other majors at Worcester State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$101,386 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$101,386 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$99,038 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$94,170 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$92,948 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$92,834 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Biotechnology (Bachelor's)
$82,397 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$82,142 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor's)
$79,284 · 5 yrs out

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