| Rank | School | Program | New Grad Median Pay | Early Career Pay | Sample Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellevue University | Education, General | $66,284 | N/A | 25 |
| 2 | Ashford University | Educational/Instructional Media Design | $59,651 | $47,089 | 25 |
| 3 | CUNY City College | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | $54,352 | N/A | 20 |
| 4 | CUNY Hunter College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $52,494 | $55,597 | 25 |
| 5 | New York University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $52,475 | $60,395 | 20 |
| 6 | Pacific Lutheran University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $51,494 | $52,405 | 26 |
| 7 | The University of Texas at Austin | Educational Administration and Supervision | $51,342 | N/A | 18 |
| 8 | Pacific Lutheran University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $50,648 | N/A | 19 |
| 9 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $50,539 | $49,505 | 71 |
| 10 | Texas Christian University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $50,473 | $47,831 | 34 |
| 11 | Seton Hall University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $50,470 | $50,010 | 55 |
| 12 | Western Washington University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $50,090 | $49,947 | 66 |
| 13 | Gonzaga University | Special Education and Teaching | $49,990 | $52,503 | 22 |
| 14 | Seattle Pacific University | Education, General | $49,856 | N/A | 35 |
| 15 | The College of New Jersey | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $49,849 | $52,427 | 150 |
| 16 | Monmouth University | Education, General | $49,648 | $52,048 | 105 |
| 17 | Kean University | Special Education and Teaching | $49,445 | $51,443 | 108 |
| 18 | The College of New Jersey | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $49,256 | $55,056 | 184 |
| 19 | Western Washington University | Special Education and Teaching | $49,253 | $49,672 | 92 |
| 20 | Baylor University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $49,234 | $48,968 | 62 |
| 21 | Rider University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $48,992 | $52,704 | 112 |
| 22 | Centenary University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $48,952 | $48,252 | 27 |
| 23 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $48,694 | $52,877 | 173 |
| 24 | Texas Christian University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $48,622 | $48,804 | 19 |
| 25 | Washington State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $48,458 | $48,999 | 185 |
| 26 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $48,354 | $48,571 | 100 |
| 27 | University of Louisville | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $48,208 | $43,769 | 127 |
| 28 | Syracuse University | Special Education and Teaching | $47,988 | N/A | 35 |
| 29 | Rider University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,900 | $48,924 | 50 |
| 30 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | Education, General | $47,896 | N/A | 49 |
| 31 | University of Illinois Chicago | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,894 | $45,271 | 61 |
| 32 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Education, General | $47,814 | N/A | 39 |
| 33 | Central Washington University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,716 | $50,707 | 187 |
| 34 | Texas Lutheran University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,682 | $49,974 | 16 |
| 35 | American Public University System | Health and Physical Education/Fitness | $47,616 | $40,580 | 203 |
| 36 | Saint Martin’s University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,606 | $47,792 | 32 |
| 37 | Dallas Baptist University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,521 | $43,491 | 42 |
| 38 | Morgan State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,492 | N/A | 22 |
| 39 | Kean University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,418 | $50,263 | 165 |
| 40 | Texas A & M International University | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | $47,337 | $45,152 | 32 |
| 41 | Ithaca College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,318 | $42,685 | 43 |
| 42 | Saint Edward’s University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,191 | $46,872 | 20 |
| 43 | Texas A & M International University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,141 | $39,235 | 20 |
| 44 | Central Washington University | Special Education and Teaching | $47,108 | $47,530 | 26 |
| 45 | University of Maryland-College Park | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $47,052 | $49,928 | 131 |
| 46 | Southwestern University | Education, General | $47,033 | N/A | 24 |
| 47 | SUNY College at Geneseo | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,912 | N/A | 17 |
| 48 | Baylor University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $46,883 | $46,571 | 54 |
| 49 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,852 | $54,948 | 37 |
| 50 | Saint Joseph’s University | Special Education and Teaching | $46,850 | N/A | 17 |
| 51 | SUNY College at Old Westbury | Special Education and Teaching | $46,821 | $39,249 | 28 |
| 52 | Northeastern Illinois University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,798 | N/A | 19 |
| 53 | York College of Pennsylvania | Special Education and Teaching | $46,774 | $45,202 | 33 |
| 54 | Towson University | Special Education and Teaching | $46,717 | $48,962 | 124 |
| 55 | Western Washington University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,458 | $49,712 | 39 |
| 56 | Boston University | Special Education and Teaching | $46,446 | N/A | 22 |
| 57 | CUNY Queens College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,405 | $49,778 | 93 |
| 58 | University of Hawaii-West Oahu | Education, General | $46,264 | $50,444 | 38 |
| 59 | University of the Pacific | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $45,972 | $48,100 | 23 |
| 60 | Towson University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $45,925 | $45,851 | 285 |
| 61 | Aurora University | Special Education and Teaching | $45,921 | N/A | 16 |
| 62 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Special Education and Teaching | $45,781 | $51,908 | 25 |
| 63 | Towson University | Education, Other | $45,632 | $45,247 | 53 |
| 64 | City University of Seattle | Education, General | $45,564 | $45,889 | 25 |
| 65 | Southern Connecticut State University | Special Education and Teaching | $45,526 | $44,135 | 51 |
| 66 | Towson University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,511 | $48,556 | 74 |
| 67 | Coppin State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $45,501 | $37,717 | 36 |
| 68 | Heritage University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $45,362 | $49,886 | 69 |
| 69 | Springfield College | Education, General | $45,339 | N/A | 20 |
| 70 | Southern Methodist University | Health and Physical Education/Fitness | $45,216 | $56,789 | 47 |
| 71 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Special Education and Teaching | $45,208 | N/A | 34 |
| 72 | St. John’s University-New York | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $45,134 | $45,664 | 21 |
| 73 | Hardin-Simmons University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,064 | $45,648 | 29 |
| 74 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,954 | $49,050 | 89 |
| 75 | Manhattan College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,845 | N/A | 17 |
| 76 | Salve Regina University | Special Education and Teaching | $44,791 | $49,262 | 22 |
| 77 | Stevenson University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,788 | $46,964 | 93 |
| 78 | Hofstra University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $44,764 | $45,814 | 29 |
| 79 | Lebanon Valley College | Special Education and Teaching | $44,750 | $44,115 | 41 |
| 80 | Central Washington University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $44,714 | $49,661 | 102 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $44,613 | $44,234 | 61 |
| 82 | Seattle Pacific University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,600 | N/A | 28 |
| 83 | Lebanon Valley College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,551 | $43,956 | 48 |
| 84 | Trinity Christian College | Special Education and Teaching | $44,363 | N/A | 30 |
| 85 | Salisbury University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,340 | $45,385 | 188 |
| 86 | Texas Lutheran University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,201 | $45,875 | 17 |
| 87 | Delaware State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,149 | $42,008 | 20 |
| 88 | University of Illinois Chicago | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $44,102 | $47,706 | 56 |
| 89 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Special Education and Teaching | $44,023 | N/A | 26 |
| 90 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $44,021 | $45,309 | 203 |
| 91 | Broward College | Special Education and Teaching | $43,993 | $46,845 | 22 |
| 92 | Loyola University Chicago | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,972 | N/A | 19 |
| 93 | Concordia University-Chicago | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,969 | $39,856 | 31 |
| 94 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Special Education and Teaching | $43,962 | N/A | 16 |
| 95 | CUNY Medgar Evers College | Special Education and Teaching | $43,960 | N/A | 37 |
| 96 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,957 | $44,372 | 105 |
| 97 | Assumption University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,916 | N/A | 16 |
| 98 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,901 | $42,990 | 49 |
| 99 | University of Utah | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,884 | $45,111 | 60 |
| 100 | SUNY Cortland | Special Education and Teaching | $43,864 | $53,247 | 32 |
| 101 | CUNY York College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,815 | N/A | 18 |
| 102 | University of Jamestown | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,756 | N/A | 16 |
| 103 | Miami Dade College | Special Education and Teaching | $43,702 | N/A | 62 |
| 104 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Special Education and Teaching | $43,694 | $40,785 | 107 |
| 105 | Marquette University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,688 | N/A | 28 |
| 106 | Dixie State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,611 | N/A | 22 |
| 107 | Emmanuel College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,511 | N/A | 22 |
| 107 | Emmanuel College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,511 | N/A | 22 |
| 109 | Florida Atlantic University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,491 | $44,868 | 67 |
| 110 | Illinois State University | Special Education and Teaching | $43,480 | $45,577 | 175 |
| 111 | Dickinson State University | Health and Physical Education/Fitness | $43,445 | $50,127 | 16 |
| 112 | Lock Haven University | Special Education and Teaching | $43,416 | N/A | 32 |
| 113 | Georgia Gwinnett College | Special Education and Teaching | $43,344 | N/A | 17 |
| 114 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | Special Education and Teaching | $43,335 | N/A | 21 |
| 115 | Morningside University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,334 | $41,220 | 43 |
| 116 | Florida Atlantic University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,319 | $44,896 | 157 |
| 117 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,220 | N/A | 28 |
| 118 | University of Delaware | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,191 | $48,484 | 85 |
| 119 | Nevada State College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,172 | $45,124 | 44 |
| 120 | Florida State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,159 | $44,525 | 103 |
| 121 | Clayton State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,155 | $42,152 | 21 |
| 122 | North Carolina A & T State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,127 | $43,516 | 16 |
| 123 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Special Education and Teaching | $43,114 | $46,931 | 23 |
| 124 | La Salle University | Special Education and Teaching | $43,095 | N/A | 26 |
| 125 | Miami Dade College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $43,073 | N/A | 44 |
| 126 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Special Education and Teaching | $43,057 | $46,610 | 58 |
| 127 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Special Education and Teaching | $43,025 | N/A | 19 |
| 128 | Western Connecticut State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $42,963 | $47,607 | 26 |
| 129 | Duke University | International and Comparative Education | $42,961 | $51,943 | 35 |
| 130 | Widener University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,893 | $47,117 | 27 |
| 131 | Utah State University | Special Education and Teaching | $42,876 | $39,642 | 40 |
| 132 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $42,871 | $45,078 | 54 |
| 133 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Special Education and Teaching | $42,809 | $44,165 | 45 |
| 134 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $42,788 | $42,298 | 43 |
| 135 | Mount St. Mary’s University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,777 | $44,137 | 27 |
| 136 | Carthage College | Special Education and Teaching | $42,758 | $41,304 | 22 |
| 137 | Marquette University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,715 | $43,388 | 74 |
| 138 | Felician University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,631 | $53,500 | 17 |
| 139 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,628 | $41,556 | 100 |
| 139 | Eastern Illinois University | Special Education and Teaching | $42,628 | $41,671 | 62 |
| 141 | Dixie State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,605 | $41,881 | 23 |
| 142 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,599 | N/A | 31 |
| 143 | Northeastern Illinois University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,527 | $45,767 | 79 |
| 144 | University of Alaska Anchorage | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,509 | $48,015 | 54 |
| 145 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,499 | $39,529 | 38 |
| 146 | Frostburg State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,494 | $43,161 | 75 |
| 147 | University of Delaware | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $42,454 | $46,147 | 170 |
| 148 | Valley City State University | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $42,447 | $45,538 | 64 |
| 149 | Manhattan College | Special Education and Teaching | $42,413 | N/A | 19 |
| 150 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Education, Other | $42,401 | $52,263 | 266 |
