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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 72nd of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,922
middle 50%: $26,944 – $47,671
Median · 5 years out
$55,197
middle 50%: $43,189 – $62,458
Median · 10 years out
$63,522
middle 50%: $44,249 – $72,585

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 Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods earn a median $36,922 one year after graduating, rising to $63,522 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $52,731 for this field, ranking 72nd 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,110 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Saint Benedict
$55,592 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$55,558 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$55,370 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$55,281 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$55,259 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Lehigh Valley
$55,214 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont University
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Gwinnett College
$55,142 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$55,133 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$55,114 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$55,069 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Oregon University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out

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