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Certificate (1-2 years)-18% vs national median69 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 21st of 29 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,170
middle 50%: $21,175 – $32,932
Median · 5 years out
$32,415
middle 50%: $26,178 – $40,536
Median · 10 years out
$38,592
middle 50%: $29,410 – $53,040

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods earn a median $26,170 one year after graduating, rising to $38,592 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $39,731 for this field, ranking 21st of 29 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
13.7 yrs
≈ $16,726 total interest

Same major at other universities

Community College of Denver
$34,513 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$34,188 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$34,162 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$32,821 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$32,705 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$32,582 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$32,324 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$32,324 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$31,637 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$31,398 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$30,970 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out

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