Bachelor's0% vs national median235 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Southwest Minnesota State University
Ranked 96th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,610
middle 50%: $31,013 – $50,436
Median · 5 years out
$56,069
middle 50%: $46,878 – $64,613
Median · 10 years out
$64,114
middle 50%: $52,008 – $73,036
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 at Southwest Minnesota State University earn $42k initially. Median pay grows to $64k by year 10.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,467 total interest
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$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$56,395 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$56,184 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$56,092 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$56,077 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$56,044 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$56,018 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$55,983 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$55,954 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$55,915 · 5 yrs out
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$83,267 · 5 yrs out
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$73,504 · 5 yrs out
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$65,410 · 5 yrs out
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$62,224 · 5 yrs out
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$62,132 · 5 yrs out