Best Schools for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$45,668
Avg. Earnings
1,666
Graduates
#1
C

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

$55,286
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $52,494
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 54.0%
#2
T

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ · Public

$51,844
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $49,256
Graduates: 184
Acceptance: 62.1%
#3
C

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ · Private

$51,273
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 96.7%
#4
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$50,606
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $52,475
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 9.4%
#5
N

Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL · Public

$50,105
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,798
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 70.4%
#6
W

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ · Public

$49,491
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,852
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 92.5%
#7
C

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$49,019
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,539
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 53.7%
#8
S

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Public

$48,935
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,694
Graduates: 173
Acceptance: 90.4%
#9
M

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$48,745
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 64.7%
#10
B

Baylor University

Waco, TX · Private

$48,162
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $49,234
Graduates: 62
Acceptance: 51.0%
#11
U

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,586
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 83.0%
#12
T

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Private

$46,924
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,473
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 42.6%
#13
U

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY · Public

$46,869
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,208
Graduates: 127
Acceptance: 80.5%
#14
M

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA · Public

$46,673
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 67.5%
#15
R

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ · Private

$46,589
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,900
Graduates: 50
Acceptance: 79.4%
#16
C

Concordia University-Saint Paul

Saint Paul, MN · Private

$46,478
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 74.9%
#17
H

Houston Christian University

Houston, TX · Private

$46,087
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 85.2%
#18
M

McMurry University

Abilene, TX · Private

$46,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,569
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 57.6%
#19
S

Saint Edward's University

Austin, TX · Private

$46,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,191
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 83.7%
#20
H

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY · Private

$45,852
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,764
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 70.6%
#21
T

Texas Lutheran University

Seguin, TX · Private

$45,500
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,682
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 94.8%
#22
S

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL · Private

$45,435
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,063
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 85.8%
#23
W

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, CT · Public

$45,340
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,963
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 81.4%
#24
F

Florida SouthWestern State College

Fort Myers, FL ·

$45,305
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,274
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: N/A
#25
I

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Private

$44,933
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,318
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 69.9%
#26
D

Drake University

Des Moines, IA · Private

$44,835
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 64.1%
#27
F

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL · Public

$44,835
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 76.8%
#28
W

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA · Public

$44,818
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,458
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 91.3%
#29
A

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX · Private

$44,747
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,141
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 63.9%
#30
T

Towson University

Towson, MD · Public

$44,675
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,511
Graduates: 74
Acceptance: 82.8%
#31
P

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA · Private

$44,551
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,648
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 80.5%
#32
S

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY · Public

$44,542
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,773
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 70.2%
#33
E

East Texas Baptist University

Marshall, TX · Private

$44,356
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 60.1%
#34
U

University of Delaware

Newark, DE · Public

$43,798
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,191
Graduates: 85
Acceptance: 65.1%
#35
W

Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public

$43,798
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 85.4%
#36
L

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA · Private

$43,426
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 74.5%
#37
S

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, PA · Private

$43,426
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 78.7%
#38
A

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD · Private

$43,426
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 59.3%
#39
U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$43,426
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 42.5%
#40
C

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA · Public

$43,080
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,714
Graduates: 102
Acceptance: 90.2%
#41
V

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND · Public

$43,000
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,447
Graduates: 64
Acceptance: 69.3%
#42
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$42,868
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 44.8%
#43
F

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,491
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 73.4%
#44
T

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,089
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 88.6%
#45
W

Washburn University

Topeka, KS ·

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,242
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: N/A
#46
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,943
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 10.8%
#47
D

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,832
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 60.1%
#48
Y

York College of Pennsylvania

York, PA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,917
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 94.2%
#49
D

Dakota State University

Madison, SD · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 97.9%
#50
G

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN · Private

$42,166
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,021
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 61.8%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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