Education & Training
Teacher Education and Professional Development
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Bachelor's degree
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Associate degree
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Bachelor's degree
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Coaches and Scouts Bachelor's degree
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Bachelor's degree
- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Certificate or apprenticeship
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Geography Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- History Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Master's degree
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Bachelor's degree
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $46,383 | $35,532 | $27,000 | 159 |
| Associate degree | $18,727 | $34,604 | $8,281 | 169 |
| Bachelor's degree | $45,685 | $50,827 | $22,250 | 979 |
| Master's degree | $58,835 | $62,561 | $25,352 | 675 |
| Doctoral degree | $86,541 | $93,737 | $72,366 | 112 |
| Professional degree | $74,018 | — | $34,181 | 9 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.