Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Dalton State College

Dalton, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 50 graduates a year

$39,889
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,604
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$47,382
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#462 of 680
Rank by pay
#483 of 680
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,700
Median federal debt

Dalton State College graduates in teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Dalton State College Compares for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

All 680 colleges reporting teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY$75,637$71,991#1$41,997
2CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$73,857$70,297#2$36,410
3Monroe College Bronx, NY$73,537$69,992#3$58,194
4St. John's University-New York Queens, NY$69,439$66,092#6$39,295
5University of the Pacific Stockton, CA$69,342$63,097#10—
6CUNY York College Jamaica, NY$67,862$64,591#7—
7Hofstra University Hempstead, NY$67,847$64,576#8$35,353
8CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$67,221$63,980#9$37,414
9Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA$66,848$61,486#19$57,624
10American University Washington, DC$66,160$57,973#43$55,625
…
459Piedmont University Demorest, GA$45,643$47,250#481$41,663
460University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR$45,616$53,755#156—
461Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA$45,605$46,381#519$37,966
462Dalton State College Dalton, GA$45,604$47,209#483$39,889
463Chadron State College Chadron, NE$45,577$47,106#485$40,320
464Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA$45,573$47,937#441$42,834
465Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID$45,537$48,422#407$40,450

Other Majors at Dalton State College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,253$78,830#557 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$66,902$51,841#548 of 796
Marketing$64,649—#301 of 516
Management Information Systems and Services$63,224—#150 of 166
Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,331$43,424#784 of 1176
Criminal Justice and Corrections$48,341$37,856#540 of 660
Social Work$47,420—#333 of 420
History$47,243$32,899#310 of 459
Biology$47,218$30,839#753 of 841
English Language and Literature$45,747—#390 of 576
Psychology$41,357$30,688#935 of 1027
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication—$29,594—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Dalton State College teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,889 one year after graduating and $45,604 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Dalton State College rank for teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods?

Among 680 colleges reporting earnings for teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods graduates, Dalton State College ranks #462 by median pay four years after graduation, and #483 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods at Dalton State College worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods ($47,382), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,700.

← All data for Dalton State College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.