Associate-30% vs national median300 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Stark State College
Ranked 142nd of 151 associate programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,151
middle 50%: $18,622 – $29,208
Median · 5 years out
$29,788
middle 50%: $23,540 – $39,565
Median · 10 years out
$37,147
middle 50%: $26,257 – $52,354
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Teacher education graduates at Stark State College earn a median of $24,151 initially. This increases to $37k by year 10.
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
14.9 yrs
≈ $18,685 total interest
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Other majors at Stark State College
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$89,472 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$84,181 · 5 yrs out
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$74,144 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$74,144 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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$71,482 · 5 yrs out
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$70,452 · 5 yrs out
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$69,622 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,356 · 5 yrs out
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$65,534 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,978 · 5 yrs out