Is a Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas degree worth it?
Across 363 schools, graduates of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas earn a median $50,327 five years out on $24,927 of debt — most often working as Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$50,327
Median debt
$24,927
Years to pay off
4.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
34%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
7.4%
$53,059 vs $49,142
Net price
$19,068/yr
Debt-test failures
5.3%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$8,965
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 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.