Bachelor's-5% vs national median1,753 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at University of Akron (The)
Ranked 181st of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,967
middle 50%: $25,426 – $47,231
Median · 5 years out
$52,878
middle 50%: $41,365 – $64,224
Median · 10 years out
$64,506
middle 50%: $49,974 – $79,475
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 bachelor's graduates enter the workforce with a median salary of $35k. Earnings reach $65k after ten years.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,592 total interest
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$53,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$53,008 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$52,968 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$52,896 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$52,699 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$52,699 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana Western (The)
$52,445 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$52,350 · 5 yrs out
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$119,554 · 5 yrs out
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$115,783 · 5 yrs out
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