Median Starting Salaries (by Institution): Teaching and Teacher Education

Salary (by major) data was collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) College Scorecard platform and indicates the median salary of an institution’s graduates two years after receiving their bachelor’s degree in teaching and/or teacher education, along with the number of graduates per institution for which the USDOE has salary data. Since the USDOE focuses only on early-career salaries, we limit the salary tables on our Dataverse to “pre-professional” majors where students are more likely to pursue employment immediately after graduation (e.g., as opposed to attending graduate school) and within their undergraduate field of study.

*Note that the USDOE is not able to disclose salary data by major for all institutions offering a major in this area. For example, if a group of individuals within a certain institution is too small, the USDOE must suppress salary data in order to prevent identification of the group’s individuals.

Table Updated December 2023

Institution# GraduatesMedian Starting Salary
190594CUNY Hunter College24$55,286
192703Manhattan College18$53,358
187134The College of New Jersey189$51,844TCNJ
193900New York University39$50,606NYU
195243St. Thomas Aquinas College12$50,270
147776Northeastern Illinois University13$50,105
187444William Paterson University of New Jersey46$49,491
131159American University20$49,136
190549CUNY Brooklyn College59$49,019
149222Southern Illinois University-Carbondale52$48,935
186283Rider University166$48,864
192819Marist College14$48,745
223232Baylor University74$48,162
163286University of Maryland-College Park110$47,478UMD
129525University of Hartford24$47,260
228875Texas Christian University46$46,924
157289University of Louisville99$46,869UL
441900Nevada State College17$46,673
159717McNeese State University18$46,673
227845Saint Edward's University26$46,087
141574University of Hawaii at Manoa133$46,062
191649Hofstra University34$45,852
141644Hawaii Pacific University12$45,696
130934Delaware State University20$45,584
130776Western Connecticut State University35$45,340
237011Western Washington University57$45,328
185262Kean University118$45,305
236230Pacific Lutheran University44$45,082
191968Ithaca College50$44,933
433660Florida Gulf Coast University12$44,835
131283The Catholic University of America24$44,835
153269Drake University13$44,835
222178Abilene Christian University14$44,747
164076Towson University95$44,675
163851Salisbury University165$44,567
196185SUNY Oneonta41$44,542
120883University of the Pacific26$44,468
182281University of Nevada-Las Vegas151$44,457UNLV
164173Stevenson University79$44,040
236939Washington State University159$44,001WSU
130943University of Delaware39$43,798UDel
234827Central Washington University191$43,720
162007Bowie State University19$43,696
136950Rollins College18$43,638
213507Lebanon Valley College19$43,426
216278Susquehanna University18$43,426
219000Augustana University11$43,426
236948University of Washington-Seattle Campus14$43,426UW
102553University of Alaska Anchorage51$43,319
221999Vanderbilt University15$43,128
200572Valley City State University38$43,000
186584Seton Hall University44$42,682
164988Boston University38$42,682BU
145600University of Illinois Chicago62$42,682UIC
200059Dickinson State University15$42,682
219082Dakota State University23$42,682
149505Trinity Christian College11$42,682
163046Loyola University Maryland32$42,682
102614University of Alaska Fairbanks13$42,682
163462Mount St. Mary's University25$42,682
156082Washburn University16$42,682
133669Florida Atlantic University65$42,682FAU
190558College of Staten Island CUNY25$42,682
159391Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College142$42,548LSU
199102North Carolina A & T State University22$42,458
214777Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus66$42,276PSU; Penn State
144962Elmhurst University37$42,276
153144Coe College12$42,235
173647Gustavus Adolphus College29$42,166
174844St Olaf College23$42,123
134079Florida Southern College56$42,030
137546Stetson University21$42,012
209825University of Portland37$42,012
240338Wisconsin Lutheran College15$41,937
139311Clayton State University18$41,937
153603Iowa State University66$41,870ISU
180948Chadron State College25$41,844
200226Mayville State University18$41,725
190664CUNY Queens College59$41,565
150941Huntington University14$41,565
146719Loyola University Chicago17$41,565LUC
134097Florida State University116$41,527FSU
238458Carroll University33$41,441
212197Elizabethtown College44$41,441
209065Linfield University30$41,441
239716Saint Norbert College25$41,406
132903University of Central Florida239$41,351UCF
219976Lipscomb University19$41,342
199193North Carolina State University at Raleigh46$41,342NC State; NCSU
174066University of Minnesota-Twin Cities98$41,342UMN
164924Boston College28$41,342BC
173300Concordia College at Moorhead65$41,317
139940Georgia State University201$41,268GSU
216339Temple University166$41,246
151111Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis73$41,230IUPUI
235097Eastern Washington University167$41,193
137847The University of Tampa19$41,193
134130University of Florida76$41,193UF
154527Wartburg College32$41,193
154095University of Northern Iowa113$41,193UNI
143084Augustana College41$41,193
240417University of Wisconsin-Stout33$41,193
144740DePaul University79$41,193
170976University of Michigan-Ann Arbor61$41,119UMich
217536Salve Regina University62$41,119
174914University of St Thomas34$41,087
184782Rowan University468$41,074
133951Florida International University232$41,021FIU
139719Fort Valley State University18$41,007
212106Duquesne University54$40,945
160038Northwestern State University of Louisiana27$40,945
219709Belmont University19$40,896
138354The University of West Florida16$40,896
133650Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University39$40,821Florida A&M
211088Arcadia University24$40,821
216764West Chester University of Pennsylvania301$40,776WCU
186876Stockton University79$40,768
219046Black Hills State University34$40,768
139144Berry College38$40,747
200332North Dakota State University-Main Campus67$40,747NDSU
237066Whitworth University53$40,747
152390Saint Mary's College19$40,737
230764University of Utah36$40,652UU
156125Wichita State University26$40,635
238661Edgewood College32$40,635
486840Kennesaw State University143$40,621
213996Messiah University49$40,621
145813Illinois State University112$40,546ISU
190567CUNY City College54$40,455
159647Louisiana Tech University52$40,446La Tech
128771Central Connecticut State University74$40,421
200280University of North Dakota27$40,365UND
151263University of Indianapolis22$40,365
175272Winona State University90$40,314
173665Hamline University22$40,275
143358Bradley University32$40,089
239105Marquette University80$40,017
232186George Mason University87$40,017
196200SUNY College at Potsdam43$40,017
142285University of Idaho35$40,017UI
106397University of Arkansas18$40,017
217420Rhode Island College76$39,969
240365University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh74$39,969
207500University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus45$39,969
137351University of South Florida375$39,956USF
181446Nebraska Wesleyan University15$39,909
139959University of Georgia143$39,891UGA
145637University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign94$39,880UIUC
173160Bethel University40$39,832
182290University of Nevada-Reno76$39,832UNR
243780Purdue University-Main Campus92$39,767
213020Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus20$39,741IUP
217864Citadel Military College of South Carolina15$39,729
174251University of Minnesota-Morris21$39,729
215770Saint Joseph's University22$39,729
200253Minot State University41$39,729
149772Western Illinois University23$39,729
154350Simpson College25$39,729
136172University of North Florida156$39,618
174233University of Minnesota-Duluth34$39,585
219259Northern State University30$39,523
139861Georgia College & State University58$39,523GCSU
181464University of Nebraska-Lincoln113$39,477UNL
240329University of Wisconsin-La Crosse67$39,432
160612Southeastern Louisiana University153$39,430
166638University of Massachusetts-Boston40$39,369UMass Boston
196167SUNY College at Geneseo36$39,369
175078Southwest Minnesota State University18$39,369
170301Hope College33$39,369
190637CUNY Lehman College13$39,369
240471University of Wisconsin-River Falls83$39,369
104151Arizona State University Campus Immersion16$39,369ASU
159966Nicholls State University41$39,286
180984Concordia University-Nebraska116$39,153
151351Indiana University-Bloomington236$39,145IU; IUB
129215Eastern Connecticut State University25$39,099
152600Valparaiso University43$39,060
161457University of New England14$39,009
154013Mount Mercy University31$39,009
198516Elon University37$38,953
122597San Francisco State University113$38,937SFSU
159993University of Louisiana at Monroe60$38,878
173920Minnesota State University-Mankato77$38,857
150604Franklin College13$38,829
199157North Carolina Central University36$38,829NCCU
219471University of South Dakota74$38,739USD
178396University of Missouri-Columbia17$38,721Mizzou
127565Metropolitan State University of Denver12$38,721
153108Central College40$38,721
237792Shepherd University75$38,670
240444University of Wisconsin-Madison95$38,649UW Madison
139931Georgia Southern University28$38,597
240727University of Wyoming59$38,559
153834Luther College35$38,559
150066Anderson University27$38,529
155399Kansas State University19$38,529KSU
152530Taylor University36$38,529
210429Western Oregon University59$38,505
219356South Dakota State University63$38,485SDSU
198464East Carolina University123$38,449ECU
230603Southern Utah University68$38,409
174783Saint Cloud State University126$38,387
240480University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point83$38,363
215929University of Scranton30$38,289
107071Henderson State University15$38,289
195809St. John's University-New York24$38,289
195234The College of Saint Rose38$38,289
102368Troy University67$38,289
174747College of Saint Benedict32$38,289
155317University of Kansas17$38,289KU
207388Oklahoma State University-Main Campus22$38,289
187648Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus19$38,289
174020Metropolitan State University34$38,289
154235Saint Ambrose University42$38,289
169248Central Michigan University418$38,194
230038Brigham Young University186$38,128BYU
181783Wayne State College31$38,108
196149SUNY Cortland116$38,108
230737Utah Valley University122$38,092
238476Carthage College46$38,072
159939University of New Orleans62$38,061UNO
171146University of Michigan-Flint28$37,980UMIch Flint
207306Northwestern Oklahoma State University20$37,980
107983Southern Arkansas University Main Campus12$37,980
151801Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion32$37,928
160658University of Louisiana at Lafayette179$37,928
199148University of North Carolina at Greensboro121$37,907UNCG; UNC Greensboro
150136Ball State University144$37,903BSU
200004Western Carolina University64$37,903WCU
100751The University of Alabama169$37,898
155025Emporia State University138$37,896
240268University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire98$37,883
110556California State University-Fresno40$37,856
213613Lock Haven University88$37,856
447689Georgia Gwinnett College56$37,856
151342Indiana University-South Bend27$37,856IU
199139University of North Carolina at Charlotte247$37,856UNCC; UNC Charlotte
144005Chicago State University27$37,856
149781Wheaton College38$37,856
197869Appalachian State University246$37,773App State; ASU
198613Guilford College20$37,748
107512Ouachita Baptist University23$37,748
199120University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill28$37,748UNC Chapel Hill
168591Alma College20$37,748
183080Plymouth State University24$37,748
240189University of Wisconsin-Whitewater89$37,720
105330Northern Arizona University177$37,717NAU
206941University of Central Oklahoma93$37,707
217484University of Rhode Island73$37,671URI
240453University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee24$37,568
183062Keene State College40$37,568
195720St. John Fisher University19$37,568
230728Utah State University187$37,528
147703Northern Illinois University53$37,503NIU
147679North Park University26$37,424
221971Union University15$37,424
171571Oakland University17$37,424
162584Frostburg State University51$37,363
140447Mercer University107$37,349
106458Arkansas State University75$37,255
482680University of North Georgia205$37,247UNG
175005St Catherine University22$37,208
201195Baldwin Wallace University14$37,208
211644Clarion University of Pennsylvania45$37,208
100654Alabama A & M University15$37,208
139366Columbus State University36$37,208
206525Wittenberg University22$37,208
174358Minnesota State University Moorhead75$37,208
207865Southwestern Oklahoma State University19$37,208
206604Wright State University-Main Campus27$37,208
217518Roger Williams University11$37,208
181394University of Nebraska at Omaha177$37,208
207847Southeastern Oklahoma State University28$37,208
107141John Brown University11$37,208
207041East Central University16$37,208
199218University of North Carolina Wilmington202$37,179UNCW; UNC Wilmington
100858Auburn University73$37,173
102049Samford University20$37,088
178402University of Missouri-Kansas City79$37,073UMKC
101587University of West Alabama21$37,054
106704University of Central Arkansas46$37,054
185590Montclair State University57$36,992
151324Indiana State University110$36,979ISU
172051Saginaw Valley State University102$36,964
138947Clark Atlanta University16$36,941
172699Western Michigan University140$36,914
199281University of North Carolina at Pembroke36$36,914
220978Middle Tennessee State University176$36,891
193584Nazareth College20$36,852
165820Fitchburg State University22$36,848
240107Viterbo University15$36,848
183239Saint Anselm College40$36,848
100706University of Alabama in Huntsville16$36,848
208822George Fox University29$36,848
215798Saint Vincent College15$36,848
203368John Carroll University13$36,848
104179University of Arizona169$36,815
173124Bemidji State University46$36,776
101879University of North Alabama108$36,776
172644Wayne State University28$36,745
230834Castleton University12$36,674
227881Sam Houston State University68$36,668
198543Fayetteville State University62$36,642
181604College of Saint Mary16$36,560
482149Augusta University52$36,533
171137University of Michigan-Dearborn32$36,521UMich Dearborn
144892Eastern Illinois University43$36,488
171456Northern Michigan University70$36,437
101480Jacksonville State University123$36,413
147828Olivet Nazarene University43$36,368
202480University of Dayton121$36,352
214041Millersville University of Pennsylvania126$36,308
126818Colorado State University-Fort Collins147$36,290CSU
107044Harding University92$36,248
201654Cedarville University18$36,132
216010Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania109$36,118
127741University of Northern Colorado21$35,988
212054Drexel University21$35,988
155681Pittsburg State University63$35,975
219602Austin Peay State University97$35,957
204796Ohio State University-Main Campus128$35,934OSU
162283Coppin State University19$35,864
165024Bridgewater State University107$35,823
180461Montana State University40$35,823
150756Hanover College18$35,810
169910Ferris State University70$35,799
169798Eastern Michigan University290$35,721
141334University of West Georgia168$35,711
156286Bellarmine University31$35,701
155061Fort Hays State University229$35,605
165662Emerson College14$35,600
216852Widener University23$35,594
220075East Tennessee State University79$35,559
157085University of Kentucky122$35,461UK
168546Albion College14$35,420
166391Lasell University13$35,416
159009Grambling State University34$35,416
204024Miami University-Oxford107$35,351
102094University of South Alabama142$35,335
149231Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville26$35,330
177418Fontbonne University14$35,276
173045Augsburg University33$35,274
146612Lewis University19$35,274
212115East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania44$35,274ESU
141264Valdosta State University72$35,274
221740The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga188$35,097UTC
221768The University of Tennessee-Martin141$35,089
179043Rockhurst University18$35,060
169080Calvin University40$35,060
188429Adelphi University32$35,060
170639Lake Superior State University14$35,060
224323University of Dallas14$35,060
231059Saint Michael's College16$35,060
212656Geneva College19$35,060
100663University of Alabama at Birmingham86$34,997
221847Tennessee Technological University334$34,917
127918Regis University28$34,908
212160Edinboro University of Pennsylvania113$34,908
101709University of Montevallo52$34,872
230913Northern Vermont University23$34,793
153250Dordt University50$34,746
207263Northeastern State University85$34,727
146427Knox College42$34,704
127185Fort Lewis College20$34,704
106245University of Arkansas at Little Rock61$34,642
148496Dominican University12$34,530
106467Arkansas Tech University103$34,526
133711Flagler College39$34,526
203845Marietta College16$34,526
138716Albany State University48$34,526
100724Alabama State University35$34,526
218733South Carolina State University15$34,420
176080Mississippi State University45$34,420MSU
206622Xavier University21$34,420
482158Middle Georgia State University58$34,399
201441Bowling Green State University-Main Campus292$34,391
217882Clemson University67$34,374
142115Boise State University69$34,364
213349Kutztown University of Pennsylvania167$34,348
130493Southern Connecticut State University63$34,348
174899The College of Saint Scholastica19$34,348
161518Saint Joseph's College of Maine16$34,298
203517Kent State University at Kent149$34,251
231174University of Vermont42$34,187UVM
178624Northwest Missouri State University61$34,135
151306University of Southern Indiana113$34,135
178420University of Missouri-St Louis15$33,993
176017University of Mississippi40$33,993Ole Miss
213321King's College37$33,993
180106Carroll College22$33,993
204936Otterbein University42$33,993
240426University of Wisconsin-Superior18$33,993
157951Western Kentucky University53$33,993WKU
195544St. Joseph's University-New York27$33,993
195562St. Joseph's College-Long Island27$33,993
237899West Virginia State University77$33,993
188030New Mexico State University-Main Campus27$33,993NMSU
237330Concord University79$33,883
142276Idaho State University53$33,764ISU
207582Oral Roberts University29$33,755
217819College of Charleston126$33,738
157447Northern Kentucky University131$33,731
161253University of Maine48$33,726
142328Lewis-Clark State College48$33,687
220862University of Memphis31$33,637
176372University of Southern Mississippi101$33,608
218539Presbyterian College18$33,518
218964Winthrop University74$33,473
165936Gordon College19$33,459
207209Langston University22$33,459
213826Marywood University21$33,459
201885University of Cincinnati-Main Campus106$33,435Cincy
156213Asbury University48$33,382
202763The University of Findlay25$33,281
183257Granite State College22$33,281
218724Coastal Carolina University16$33,281
196176State University of New York at New Paltz49$33,138
200800University of Akron Main Campus149$33,122
196121SUNY Brockport182$33,109
139764Georgia Southwestern State University68$33,053
207458Oklahoma City University16$32,925
157058Kentucky State University15$32,925
157818Transylvania University12$32,925
210739DeSales University27$32,925
218663University of South Carolina-Columbia214$32,897USC
109785Azusa Pacific University74$32,806
202134Cleveland State University74$32,736
237385Glenville State University43$32,611
237525Marshall University150$32,583
161554University of Southern Maine17$32,569
203128Hiram College13$32,569
166674Massachusetts College of Art and Design22$32,563MCAD
139463Dalton State College70$32,467
157401Murray State University137$32,448
211158Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania137$32,284
178341Missouri Southern State University107$32,270
156620Eastern Kentucky University53$32,186EKU
205443Shawnee State University31$32,071
176035Mississippi University for Women25$32,051
168263Westfield State University116$31,999
206695Youngstown State University79$31,950
110422California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo30$31,915
201104Ashland University33$31,809
179566Missouri State University-Springfield33$31,585
212133Eastern University54$31,314
216038Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania61$31,236
232982Old Dominion University171$31,218
221838Tennessee State University84$31,205
199999Winston-Salem State University37$31,133
206084University of Toledo138$31,042
214069Misericordia University20$31,038
187985University of New Mexico-Main Campus184$31,037UNM
230852Champlain College47$30,926
163453Morgan State University61$30,870
196194State University of New York at Oswego120$30,835
110097Biola University46$30,771
218229Lander University37$30,771
204635Ohio Northern University12$30,771
110529California State Polytechnic University-Pomona17$30,771
234030Virginia Commonwealth University162$30,698VCU
177940Lincoln University19$30,650
179557Southeast Missouri State University109$30,538
196158SUNY at Fredonia57$30,499
176965University of Central Missouri162$30,475
188304Western New Mexico University11$30,409
180489The University of Montana65$30,409
238032West Virginia University53$30,305WVU
237950West Virginia University Institute of Technology53$30,305
196237SUNY College at Old Westbury31$30,305
168430Worcester State University52$30,167
218061Francis Marion University50$30,157
170082Grand Valley State University223$30,157
114813Fresno Pacific University62$30,119
157386Morehead State University88$29,995
177214Drury University93$29,913
204857Ohio University-Main Campus318$29,855OU
213783Mansfield University of Pennsylvania18$29,685
190691CUNY York College15$29,685
205957Franciscan University of Steubenville32$29,685
215442Point Park University18$29,685
164748Berklee College of Music12$29,685
153162Cornell College17$29,685
187897New Mexico Highlands University58$29,685
210146Southern Oregon University34$29,322
175856Jackson State University24$29,141
110565California State University-Fullerton15$28,960
220631Lincoln Memorial University19$28,960
110592California State University-Los Angeles108$28,753
198507Elizabeth City State University33$28,598
211361California University of Pennsylvania113$28,526
233277Radford University124$28,462
178697College of the Ozarks27$28,381
110547California State University-Dominguez Hills79$28,236
237215Bluefield State University14$28,236
201690Central State University17$28,055
176044Mississippi Valley State University18$28,019
193292Molloy College11$28,019
215947Seton Hill University26$27,765
215655Robert Morris University28$27,590
196130SUNY Buffalo State University79$27,575
122409San Diego State University70$27,181SDSU
237932West Liberty University54$27,126
110495California State University-Stanislaus35$26,933
215293University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus38$26,739
110510California State University-San Bernardino58$26,160
196033SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill38$25,967
212601Gannon University16$25,580
234155Virginia State University71$24,035
117140University of La Verne46$23,297
230995Norwich University11$22,999
195030University of Rochester12$20,140UR

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