Is a Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods degree worth it?
Across 676 schools, graduates of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods earn a median $46,562 five years out on $24,106 of debt — most often working as Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$46,562
Median debt
$24,106
Years to pay off
5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
34%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+0.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
10.6%
$49,806 vs $44,515
Net price
$18,499/yr
Debt-test failures
9.8%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$12,378
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.