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Bachelor's-7% vs national median1,406 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 224th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,893
middle 50%: $22,255 – $38,246
Median · 5 years out
$49,027
middle 50%: $34,725 – $59,829
Median · 10 years out
$57,884
middle 50%: $45,430 – $69,637

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 SUNY Buffalo State University's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods earn a median $28,893 one year after graduating, rising to $57,884 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $52,731 for this field, ranking 224th 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
9.1 yrs
≈ $11,047 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$49,076 · 5 yrs out
Gordon State College
$49,028 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
$49,008 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$48,962 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$48,898 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$48,890 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$48,883 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$48,852 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out

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