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Bachelor's0% vs national median559 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 97th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,647
middle 50%: $29,144 – $51,099
Median · 5 years out
$56,044
middle 50%: $45,714 – $67,075
Median · 10 years out
$64,455
middle 50%: $51,327 – $79,859

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

Teacher Education graduates from the University of Wisconsin - Madison earn a median of $42k in their first year. Earnings reach $56k after five years and $64k 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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,463 total interest

Same major at other universities

Winona State University
$56,395 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$56,184 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$56,092 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$56,077 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$56,018 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$55,983 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$55,954 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$55,915 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$55,902 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$227,440 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$191,060 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$176,530 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$153,036 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$140,310 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$139,926 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$133,218 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$127,595 · 5 yrs out

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