Bachelor's-1% vs national median167 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Ranked 149th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,465
middle 50%: $29,611 – $49,326
Median · 5 years out
$52,050
middle 50%: $42,100 – $58,815
Median · 10 years out
$64,402
middle 50%: $52,165 – $76,015
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 $40,465 in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $64k.
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
≈ $8,980 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$52,374 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$52,313 · 5 yrs out
Judson University
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$52,254 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$52,227 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$52,140 · 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 Louisiana at Lafayette
$51,891 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$51,886 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$51,870 · 5 yrs out
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