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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)

Ranked 203rd of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,933
middle 50%: $38,623 – $49,651
Median · 5 years out
$51,351
middle 50%: $45,467 – $57,570
Median · 10 years out
$60,738
middle 50%: $53,157 – $73,214

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 from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington earn $45k in year one. The median salary reaches $51k at year five and $61k at year ten.

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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,530 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
East Carolina University
$51,361 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$51,048 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$50,857 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Erskine College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,156 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out

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