Bachelor's+43% vs national median194 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at CUNY Lehman College
Ranked 7th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,435
middle 50%: $31,171 – $70,951
Median · 5 years out
$79,646
middle 50%: $58,934 – $95,262
Median · 10 years out
$96,791
middle 50%: $70,108 – $116,577
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
CUNY Lehman College teacher education graduates earn a median $47,435 in year one. Long-term earnings reach $96,791 by 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.
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Paid off in
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,505 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$112,060 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$84,244 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$82,864 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$82,210 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$81,907 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$79,998 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$79,095 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$78,019 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$75,410 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$75,030 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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