Bachelor's-6% vs national median2,993 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Ranked 215th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,479
middle 50%: $34,927 – $48,736
Median · 5 years out
$49,399
middle 50%: $43,668 – $55,256
Median · 10 years out
$56,339
middle 50%: $49,649 – $63,869
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 from UNC Wilmington start with a median salary of $43k. Ten-year earnings for this major average $56k.
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.
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Paid off in
8.1 yrs
≈ $8,949 total interest
Same major at other universities
Shawnee State University
$49,561 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$49,531 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southwestern State University
$49,457 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$49,455 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$49,455 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$49,426 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$49,346 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$49,249 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$49,245 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$49,209 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$49,147 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$49,108 · 5 yrs out
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