Bachelor's0% vs national median1,202 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ranked 135th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,806
middle 50%: $40,801 – $50,816
Median · 5 years out
$52,646
middle 50%: $46,281 – $59,064
Median · 10 years out
$61,489
middle 50%: $53,112 – $72,457
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 alumni earn a median of $47k in their first year. By year ten, median pay rises to $61k.
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
≈ $8,186 total interest
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$52,963 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$52,936 · 5 yrs out
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$52,815 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$52,779 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$52,764 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$52,731 · 5 yrs out
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$52,560 · 5 yrs out
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$52,508 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$52,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$52,490 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$52,393 · 5 yrs out
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