WhatGradsMake
Bachelor's-13% vs national median127 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Southern Wesleyan University

Ranked 242nd of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,535
middle 50%: $28,868 – $47,666
Median · 5 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $42,427 – $55,393
Median · 10 years out
$54,679
middle 50%: $44,785 – $64,402

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 Southern Wesleyan University's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas earn a median $41,535 one year after graduating, rising to $54,679 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $55,879 for this field, ranking 242nd 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,331 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of South Carolina Upstate
$48,997 · 5 yrs out
Young Harris College
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$48,813 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$48,667 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$48,631 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$48,617 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$48,372 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$47,878 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$47,567 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$47,243 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Wesleyan University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$75,845 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$67,214 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,998 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$64,753 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$60,915 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$60,915 · 5 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$49,494 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$49,494 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Compare universities
Curriculum and Instruction
Compare universities
Education
Compare universities
Education, General
Compare universities
Education, Other
Compare universities
Educational Administration and Supervision
Compare universities