Bachelor's+12% vs national median246 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at University of Michigan
Ranked 34th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,009
middle 50%: $30,128 – $53,013
Median · 5 years out
$62,715
middle 50%: $49,423 – $77,430
Median · 10 years out
$76,530
middle 50%: $56,595 – $88,675
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
Teacher Education graduates begin with a $40k median salary. Earnings rise to $63k by year five and $77k by year ten.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,065 total interest
Same major at other universities
Salem State University
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$64,169 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$63,860 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$63,855 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$63,230 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$62,007 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$61,842 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$61,696 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$61,468 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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