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Bachelor's-8% vs national median1,361 grads tracked

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

Ranked 243rd of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,130
middle 50%: $29,498 – $48,520
Median · 5 years out
$48,429
middle 50%: $41,040 – $55,569
Median · 10 years out
$53,115
middle 50%: $44,943 – $61,123

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 at this university see a first-year median salary of $40k. Mid-career earnings reach $48k, while decade earnings settle at $53k.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,553 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Minnesota - Crookston
$48,624 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$48,604 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$48,603 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$48,595 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$48,542 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$48,414 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$48,286 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$48,253 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana Western (The)
$48,247 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$48,199 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$48,151 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Missouri Southern State University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$113,289 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$80,101 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$78,215 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,299 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,135 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,476 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$63,807 · 5 yrs out

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