Bachelor's-7% vs national median131 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at North Carolina Central University
Ranked 195th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,121
middle 50%: $36,582 – $50,964
Median · 5 years out
$51,908
middle 50%: $40,342 – $60,272
Median · 10 years out
$60,360
middle 50%: $50,381 – $71,576
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
North Carolina Central University’s Teacher Education grads earn $46k in year one. They reach $52k after five years and $60k at decade’s mark.
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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,339 total interest
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$52,116 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$51,989 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$51,917 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$51,913 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$51,803 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$51,796 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southwestern State University
$51,556 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$51,486 · 5 yrs out
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