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Bachelor's-2% vs national median188 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Claflin University

Ranked 159th of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,502
middle 50%: $38,967 – $49,659
Median · 5 years out
$51,772
middle 50%: $47,205 – $58,645
Median · 10 years out
$60,033
middle 50%: $53,838 – $71,251

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

Claflin University teacher education graduates earn a median of $45k in their first year. Salaries reach $52k after five years and $60k 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,547 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$51,891 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$51,886 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$51,870 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$51,818 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$51,809 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$51,793 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$51,707 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$51,527 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$51,505 · 5 yrs out
Hanover College
$51,441 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$51,354 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$51,314 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Claflin University

Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$50,805 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Bachelor's)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$49,530 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$49,311 · 5 yrs out

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