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Master's · California, Pennsylvania

Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Pennsylvania Western University worth it?

High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$56,215
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$59,133
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$41,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$43k (likely $43k – $43k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
−$12k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in PA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
Not within 20 years in most scenarios
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$348k (likely −$400k – −$293k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
−$472k (likely −$567k – −$371k)
Today's dollars

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