Bachelor's-4% vs national median1,113 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at SUNY Buffalo State University
Ranked 166th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,472
middle 50%: $24,366 – $46,149
Median · 5 years out
$53,374
middle 50%: $41,918 – $64,140
Median · 10 years out
$63,947
middle 50%: $52,398 – $75,432
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 earn a median of $33k in their first year. After ten years, the median salary is $64k.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,740 total interest
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$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$53,883 · 5 yrs out
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$53,662 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$53,661 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$53,655 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$53,433 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
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$53,312 · 5 yrs out
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East Central University
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