Best Subject-Specific Teacher Education Programs by Earnings
Updated
This page ranks 389 Subject-Specific Teacher Education programs in the United States by median earnings of Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing. California State University-Sacramento leads the list with median earnings of $82,062 after completing.
Across the listed schools, the median figure is $48,822, with reported earnings spanning from $82,062 to $20,140.
Public institutions account for 61% of the programs on the list. California State University-Sacramento ranks 10th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally, and CUNY Hunter College posts the lowest average net price at $2,984.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA | $82,062 | $9,338 | $6,501 | 94.0% |
| California State University-Sacramento reports median earnings of $82,062 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, with 30 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 2 | CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY | $80,207 | $3,103 | $1,029 | 58.4% |
| CUNY Brooklyn College admits 58% of applicants and its Subject-Specific Teacher Education completers who borrowed left with a median of $13,857 in federal loans. | |||||
| 3 | St. John's University-New York · Queens, NY | $78,215 | $29,999 | $27,787 | 83.4% |
| A private nonprofit university in Queens, St. John's University-New York ranks 556th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 4 | CUNY Queens College · Queens, NY | $76,925 | $4,195 | $1,541 | 64.4% |
| CUNY Queens College posts median earnings of $76,925 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $4,195. | |||||
| 5 | College of Staten Island CUNY · Staten Island, NY | $75,272 | $5,579 | $3,903 | 92.3% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed at College of Staten Island CUNY left with a median of $14,350 in federal loans, and the school reports an average net price of $5,579. | |||||
| 6 | University of Louisville · Louisville, KY | $74,873 | $17,988 | $15,138 | 79.4% |
| University of Louisville ranks 6th on this list, with 174 graduates in the earnings cohort and median earnings of $74,873 four years after completing. | |||||
| 7 | Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY | $74,525 | $34,176 | $28,219 | 68.1% |
| Hofstra University reports an average net price of $28,219 for families earning under $30,000, and its Subject-Specific Teacher Education completers who borrowed left with a median of $23,517 in federal loans. | |||||
| 8 | CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY | $72,919 | $2,984 | $1,029 | 53.8% |
| CUNY Hunter College ranks 20th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $72,919 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Adelphi University · Garden City, NY | $70,416 | $30,783 | $24,095 | 65.9% |
| Adelphi University admits 66% of applicants, and its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing report median earnings of $70,416. | |||||
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · Carbondale, IL | $67,961 | $13,297 | $9,415 | 86.9% |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reports an average net price of $9,415 for families earning under $30,000, with 120 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 11 | SUNY Oneonta · Oneonta, NY | $66,128 | $19,158 | $11,044 | 69.6% |
| SUNY Oneonta ranks 11th on this list, and its Subject-Specific Teacher Education completers who borrowed left with a median of $18,750 in federal loans. | |||||
| 12 | Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY | $65,410 | $38,793 | $15,817 | 45.9% |
| Syracuse University reports median earnings of $65,410 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $38,793. | |||||
| 13 | Montclair State University · Montclair, NJ | $65,007 | $15,566 | $10,880 | 87.9% |
| Montclair State University reports median earnings of $65,007 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $15,566. | |||||
| 14 | St. Joseph's University-New York · Brooklyn, NY | $63,672 | $19,035 | $16,876 | 72.1% |
| A private nonprofit university in Brooklyn, St. Joseph's University-New York ranks 14th on this list and shows a median federal debt of $25,000 among Subject-Specific Teacher Education completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 15 | University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL | $63,233 | $10,974 | $7,529 | 77.4% |
| University of Illinois Chicago posts an admission rate of 77% and an average net price of $7,529 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 16 | William Paterson University of New Jersey · Wayne, NJ | $63,203 | $18,745 | $16,171 | 90.1% |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey ranks 287th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing earned a median of $63,203. | |||||
| 17 | State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY | $63,201 | $22,345 | $12,550 | 59.8% |
| With 233 graduates in the earnings cohort, State University of New York at Cortland reports median earnings of $63,201 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 18 | Kean University · Union, NJ | $63,156 | $12,447 | $7,374 | 75.9% |
| Kean University admits 76% of applicants and carries a median federal debt of $24,500 among Subject-Specific Teacher Education completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 19 | Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA | $63,072 | $21,193 | $12,915 | 93.3% |
| Western Washington University reports median earnings of $63,072 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, with an average net price of $12,915 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 20 | Nevada State University · Henderson, NV | $62,684 | $14,068 | $11,438 | 86.8% |
| Nevada State University ranks 296th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $19,691 in federal loans. | |||||
| 21 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $62,630 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| University of Connecticut reports median earnings of $62,630 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 52%. | |||||
| 22 | California State University-Fresno · Fresno, CA | $62,475 | $7,000 | $5,105 | 95.3% |
| California State University-Fresno posts an average net price of $7,000 and ranks 26th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 23 | SUNY College at Geneseo · Geneseo, NY | $62,420 | $18,211 | $10,018 | 66.5% |
| SUNY College at Geneseo reports median earnings of $62,420 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, with a median federal debt of $21,554 among Subject-Specific Teacher Education completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 24 | New Mexico Highlands University · Las Vegas, NM | $62,375 | $14,838 | $13,511 | Not reported |
| New Mexico Highlands University ranks 24th on this list and reports an average net price of $13,511 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 25 | The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ | $62,281 | $27,646 | $7,908 | 62.3% |
| The College of New Jersey reports median earnings of $62,281 for its Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $27,646. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Subject-Specific Teacher Education graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first. The figure captures federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled after completing. For 89 of the 389 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or differences in who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between first-ranked California State University-Sacramento and second-ranked CUNY Brooklyn College is $1,855.
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