Associate's · Education

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate's): earnings by school

183 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$31,302
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$37,850
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$12,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 160 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $33,591 and $41,621. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Houston City College TX—$58,451$13,550
Raritan Valley Community College NJ—$58,335—
Hagerstown Community College MD—$57,290—
Tarrant County College District TX$24,285$55,136$9,061
San Jacinto Community College TX$23,526$54,018$5,023
Anne Arundel Community College MD—$53,984—
Lone Star College System TX$23,487$53,830$10,299
Casper College WY—$53,470—
College of Southern Nevada NV$34,575$52,719$7,000
Collin County Community College District TX—$52,314—
Austin Community College District TX$36,251$51,880$13,022
Grayson College TX—$51,745—
Dallas College TX$27,723$51,714$11,424
St Philip's College TX—$51,631—
Roxbury Community College MA—$51,516—
South Plains College TX—$50,149—
Odessa College TX$28,894$49,754—
Kalamazoo Valley Community College MI—$49,614—
Camden County College NJ$26,792$48,628$9,000
Normandale Community College MN—$48,468—
Northwest Vista College TX—$48,330$5,500
Arizona Western College AZ—$48,250—
Leeward Community College HI—$48,181—
Navarro College TX—$47,911—
Lake Washington Institute of Technology WA—$46,096—
North Central Texas College TX—$45,900—
Salt Lake Community College UT—$45,017—
Oklahoma City Community College OK—$44,727—
Northern Essex Community College MA—$44,547—
Eastern Arizona College AZ—$44,015—
Tyler Junior College TX$24,241$43,827$11,725
Urban College of Boston MA$42,958$43,664—
Community College of Philadelphia PA$34,512$42,541$15,500
College of Southern Idaho ID—$42,109—
Weatherford College TX—$41,963—
Cochise County Community College District AZ$34,888$41,934—
College of Western Idaho ID$24,021$41,881$9,204
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College WI—$41,716—
Northern Wyoming Community College District WY—$41,644—
Connecticut State Community College CT$32,464$41,621—
Northampton County Area Community College PA$31,778$41,092$11,998
Amarillo College TX—$40,796—
NHTI-Concord's Community College NH—$40,793—
Delaware County Community College PA$35,211$40,779$12,000
Sinclair Community College OH$31,731$40,651$9,234
McLennan Community College TX—$40,644$8,400
Tallahassee State College FL$25,617$40,414$16,338
Bunker Hill Community College MA$43,613$40,244—
Community College of Vermont VT$39,177$40,214$8,713
Seminole State College of Florida FL—$40,187—
Vincennes University IN—$40,061$10,543
Harrisburg Area Community College PA$32,464$39,960$12,000
Rose State College OK$31,193$39,791—
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS—$39,724—
Paris Junior College TX—$39,613—
Bowling Green State University-Firelands OH—$39,470$12,000
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH—$39,470$12,000
Rasmussen University-Florida FL$34,925$39,403$23,472
Rasmussen University-Minnesota MN$34,925$39,403$23,472
Rasmussen University-North Dakota ND$34,925$39,403$23,472
Rasmussen University-Illinois IL$34,925$39,403$23,472
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin WI$34,925$39,403$23,472
Rasmussen University-Kansas KS$34,925$39,403$23,472
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College WI—$39,345—
Pima Community College AZ—$39,247—
SUNY Corning Community College NY—$39,219$12,750
San Antonio College TX$27,925$39,214—
Bucks County Community College PA—$39,031$12,000
Arkansas State University-Beebe AR—$38,747—
Alexandria Technical & Community College MN—$38,696—
Durham Technical Community College NC$38,690——
Palm Beach State College FL—$38,687—
Henry Ford College MI$25,151$38,566$10,261
Palo Alto College TX$22,848$38,409—
Blackhawk Technical College WI—$38,396—
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry DE$31,698$38,352$6,394
Bristol Community College MA$33,710$38,346$11,428
Northwest Mississippi Community College MS—$38,015—
Rio Salado College AZ$37,974——
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$32,132$37,898$15,250
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College OH$32,132$37,898$15,250
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College OH$32,132$37,898$15,250
Wake Technical Community College NC$36,516$37,801$10,250
Northwest College WY—$37,774—
Essex County College NJ$33,377$37,715—
Montgomery County Community College PA$35,005$37,654$11,710
Middlesex Community College MA—$37,535—
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana NM$27,406$37,514$4,500
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo NM$27,406$37,514$4,500
New Mexico State University-Grants NM$27,406$37,514$4,500
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$27,406$37,514$4,500
Jefferson College MO—$37,268—
Central New Mexico Community College NM$27,577$37,218$4,500
Central Piedmont Community College NC$32,988$37,153—
Haywood Community College NC$28,831$37,069—
Southern Maine Community College ME—$36,910—
St Petersburg College FL$36,672——
Carl Albert State College OK—$36,542—
Stark State College OH—$36,493—
Forsyth Technical Community College NC$30,986$36,484—
Fisher College MA—$36,272—
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$33,499$36,261$23,938
Stanly Community College NC$34,272$36,229—
Holmes Community College MS$19,788$36,202$6,324
Northeast Community College NE$28,546$36,172$10,150
Georgia Military College GA$19,217$36,124$7,780
Eastern Florida State College FL$35,806——
Springfield Technical Community College MA$33,101$35,720—
Spokane Falls Community College WA$34,625$35,709—
Owens Community College OH—$35,635—
Gaston College NC—$35,464—
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College AR—$35,448$14,794
Alamance Community College NC—$35,072—
Cuyahoga Community College District OH—$35,033—
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN—$34,936$21,885
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN—$34,936$21,885
Southeastern Community College NC—$34,811—
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College OH$34,412——
Gwinnett Technical College GA$22,140$34,312—
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College NC$34,267——
Quinsigamond Community College MA$35,622$34,222$17,695
Kent State University at Tuscarawas OH—$34,197$17,383
Kent State University at Salem OH—$34,197$17,383
Kent State University at Kent OH—$34,197$17,383
Laramie County Community College WY$33,742—$7,250
Ivy Tech Community College IN$31,609$33,596$9,730
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$37,111$33,591$15,750
Itawamba Community College MS—$33,484—
Utah Valley University UT—$33,350$9,000
Clark College WA—$33,342—
Waukesha County Technical College WI$32,760$33,290—
Daytona State College FL$33,280——
Kennebec Valley Community College ME$32,143$33,225—
Pennsylvania Western University PA—$33,108—
Vance-Granville Community College NC—$33,059—
East Mississippi Community College MS—$33,030—
West Georgia Technical College GA$29,198$32,604—
James A. Rhodes State College OH—$32,592—
Jones County Junior College MS—$32,536—
Rogers State University OK—$32,396$12,000
Chippewa Valley Technical College WI$35,851$32,363—
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home AR—$31,480—
Robeson Community College NC—$31,435—
Broward College FL$31,412——
South Texas College TX$20,655$31,083—
Central Carolina Community College NC—$31,024—
Edgecombe Community College NC—$30,898—
Central Georgia Technical College GA—$30,884—
Chattahoochee Technical College GA$30,642——
Central Maine Community College ME—$30,146—
Gateway Technical College WI$30,114——
Glendale Community College AZ$29,877——
Atlanta Technical College GA—$29,869—
Fox Valley Technical College WI$29,834——
Arkansas Northeastern College AR$28,424$29,705—
El Paso Community College TX$23,966$29,701$4,500
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo NY$29,608—$23,194
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach VA$29,608—$23,194
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa WI$29,608—$23,194
Bryant & Stratton College-Online NY$29,608—$23,194
Cleveland Community College NC—$29,575—
Madison Area Technical College WI$29,561——
Northwood Technical College WI$29,310——
Pueblo Community College CO—$28,992—
Guilford Technical Community College NC$30,064$28,894$24,583
Georgia Northwestern Technical College GA$24,982$28,654—
Albany Technical College GA$27,760—$9,741
Catawba Valley Community College NC—$27,722—
Liberty University VA$29,271$27,480$17,334
Northcentral Technical College WI—$27,446$5,500
Texas Southmost College TX$29,445$27,445$5,625
Guam Community College GU$19,083$27,286—
Pitt Community College NC—$27,193—
James Sprunt Community College NC—$26,744—
Randolph Community College NC—$26,547—
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas AR—$26,531—
Ridgewater College MN$35,752$26,033$12,000
Northern Oklahoma College OK—$26,017—
Laredo College TX—$24,632—
Lanier Technical College GA$24,383——
Fayetteville Technical Community College NC—$23,313$11,423
Purdue University Global IN$23,111—$21,000
North Georgia Technical College GA$21,579——