Bachelor's-11% vs national median343 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Southern Wesleyan University
Ranked 273rd of 298 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,488
middle 50%: $30,675 – $45,475
Median · 5 years out
$47,005
middle 50%: $41,367 – $51,396
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $46,982 – $60,795
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
Teacher Education graduates earn $40k in their first year. Ten-year median pay reaches $54k.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $9,668 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Maine
$47,424 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$47,386 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$47,084 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$47,029 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$47,005 · 5 yrs out
Grace College and Theological Seminary
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$46,747 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$46,569 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$46,493 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$46,325 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Machias
$46,276 · 5 yrs out
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