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Bachelor's+48% vs national median1,144 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at CUNY Queens College

Ranked 2nd of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,221
middle 50%: $26,681 – $51,620
Median · 5 years out
$78,282
middle 50%: $54,729 – $88,960
Median · 10 years out
$100,619
middle 50%: $73,249 – $112,222

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

Graduates of CUNY Queens College's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods earn a median $37,221 one year after graduating, rising to $100,619 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 48% above the national median of $52,731 for this field, ranking 2nd of 298 reporting programs.

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
6 yrs
≈ $7,371 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Staten Island/CUNY
$79,265 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$72,755 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$69,833 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$68,291 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Queens College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$106,654 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,689 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$91,851 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out

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