50 Teacher Education colleges in the Northeast with strong social mobility outcomes. Average earnings: $61,841.
Most rankings ignore accessibility. We flipped the model: first, filter for schools that actually enroll and graduate low-income students (60th percentile+ mobility). Then rank by earnings. These 51 Teacher Education programs made the cut.
Boston College leads the rankings, producing Teacher Education graduates earning $103,937 while maintaining an 86th percentile mobility score. The earnings range spans from $61,258 to over $103,000—demonstrating that schools serving low-income students can compete on outcomes, not just access.
Seton Hall University serves 30% Pell Grant recipients—students from families earning under $60,000—while still producing graduates earning $70,196. The best mobility schools deliver a double win: Cuny Hunter College achieves 97th percentile mobility with just a 4% payment burden, meaning graduates keep most of their earnings.
Earnings: $103,937 | Mobility: 86th percentile
30% Pell students with $70,196 earnings
4% payment burden | Excellent - payment under 8% of discretionary
12% family burden | Good - payment 8-12% of discretionary
| Rank | School | Graduate Earnings | Student Debt | Student GPS | Parent Debt | Parent GPS | Mobility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boston CollegePrivate | $103,937 | $19,000 | Excellent | $45,000 | Challenging | 82th percentile mobility |
| #2 | Drexel UniversityPrivate | $84,648 | $25,325 | Good | $40,932 | High | 89th percentile mobility |
| #3 | Boston UniversityPrivate | $83,238 | $23,250 | Good | $39,000 | High | 91th percentile mobility |
| #4 | New York UniversityPrivate | $82,509 | $20,500 | Excellent | $64,795 | High | 93th percentile mobility |
| #5 | $73,997 | $21,500 | Excellent | $35,324 | Challenging | 95th percentile mobility | |
| #6 | Saint Anselm CollegePrivate | $73,371 | $27,000 | Good | $59,736 | High | 78th percentile mobility |
| #7 | $73,323 | $23,250 | Good | $30,611 | Challenging | 87th percentile mobility | |
| #8 | Seton Hall UniversityPrivate | $70,196 | $22,750 | Excellent | $40,003 | Challenging | 74th percentile mobility |
| #9 | $69,743 | $22,250 | Good | $28,000 | Challenging | 85th percentile mobility | |
| #10 | $69,571 | $25,000 | Excellent | $54,289 | High | 70th percentile mobility | |
| #11 | Suny College At GeneseoPublic | $67,316 | $19,500 | Good | $22,092 | Challenging | 79th percentile mobility |
| #12 | Cuny City CollegePublic | $66,039 | $11,990 | Excellent | $17,460 | Good | 96th percentile mobility |
| #13 | $65,865 | $21,974 | Good | $17,163 | Manageable | 91th percentile mobility | |
| #14 | Temple UniversityPublic | $63,727 | $24,395 | Good | $36,495 | High | 97th percentile mobility |
| #15 | $63,435 | $25,000 | Good | $38,368 | High | 91th percentile mobility | |
| #16 | Cuny Hunter CollegePublic | $63,163 | $11,000 | Excellent | $20,252 | Good | 97th percentile mobility |
| #17 | Cuny Queens CollegePublic | $62,763 | $10,298 | Excellent | $17,680 | Excellent | 93th percentile mobility |
| #18 | University Of VermontPublic | $62,472 | $20,951 | Good | $48,000 | High | 78th percentile mobility |
| #19 | $61,258 | — | — | — | — | 83th percentile mobility | |
| #20 | Cuny Brooklyn CollegePublic | $60,752 | $11,000 | Excellent | $17,273 | Excellent | 95th percentile mobility |
| #21 | Suny OneontaPublic | $60,386 | $19,812 | Excellent | $24,845 | Manageable | 83th percentile mobility |
| #22 | $60,236 | $21,500 | Excellent | $24,455 | Manageable | 84th percentile mobility | |
| #23 | $59,115 | $24,147 | Good | $19,000 | Challenging | 74th percentile mobility | |
| #24 | $58,562 | $22,300 | Good | $19,642 | Challenging | 91th percentile mobility | |
| #25 | Suny Old WestburyPublic | $58,526 | $14,997 | Excellent | $16,500 | Good | 82th percentile mobility |
Our social mobility rankings answer: "Which schools deliver the best outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds?"
This is not simply "which schools admit the most low-income students" — it's which schools both serve low-income students and deliver strong earnings outcomes.
Data based on May 2026 refresh for 2026 rankings, based on Department of Education reporting standards. Learn about our methodology →
