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Bachelor's-7% vs national median132 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Furman University

Ranked 194th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,337
middle 50%: $40,342 – $53,604
Median · 5 years out
$51,913
middle 50%: $45,940 – $56,463
Median · 10 years out
$62,043
middle 50%: $56,170 – $74,872

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

Graduates of Furman University's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas earn a median $46,337 one year after graduating, rising to $62,043 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $55,879 for this field, ranking 194th of 256 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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,302 total interest

Same major at other universities

Brigham Young University - Idaho
$52,185 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$52,116 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$51,989 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$51,917 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$51,908 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$51,803 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$51,796 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southwestern State University
$51,556 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$51,537 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Furman University

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$111,278 · 5 yrs out
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$96,257 · 5 yrs out
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$92,861 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$84,537 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,368 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$82,749 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,749 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$78,655 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out

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