Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 55 graduates a year

$48,249
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,902
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,389
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#50 of 345
Rank by pay
#94 of 345
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Ithaca College graduates in teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas earn 15% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 44% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ithaca College Compares for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

All 345 colleges reporting teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas 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
1California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$82,062$74,671#4—
2CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$80,207$76,340#2$46,233
3St. John's University-New York Queens, NY$78,215$74,444#5$32,643
4CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$76,925$73,217#6$58,894
5College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY$75,272$71,643#8$41,942
6University of Louisville Louisville, KY$74,873$84,779#1$56,188
7Hofstra University Hempstead, NY$74,525$70,932#9$38,556
8CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$72,919$69,404#11$49,245
9Adelphi University Garden City, NY$70,416$67,021#13$35,814
10Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$67,961$66,771#14$54,215
…
47Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$59,442$54,127#138$34,677
48State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY$59,412$56,548#82$39,689
49Salisbury University Salisbury, MD$59,311$52,052#190$45,808
50Ithaca College Ithaca, NY$58,902$56,063#94$48,249
51Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX$58,868$59,851#38$47,272
52Wayne State University Detroit, MI$58,743$61,938#24$34,590
53Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$58,390$62,642#20$40,364

Other Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Credentials at Ithaca College

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$58,874$61,782—

Other Majors at Ithaca College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$102,626—#42 of 796
Computer Science$98,373$70,239#181 of 349
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$76,766$7,071#7 of 85
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$76,318$32,794#6 of 64
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,810$46,306#219 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$68,029$39,446#49 of 178
Journalism$61,317$34,453#41 of 187
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,090—#82 of 215
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$58,804$30,355#39 of 158
Biology$55,643$28,351#505 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$55,591—#198 of 253
Psychology$53,057$27,814#347 of 1027
Music$51,338$23,119#49 of 268
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,001$26,443#53 of 137
Political Science and Government$49,440$28,846#526 of 565
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$48,412—#8 of 19
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,010$26,032#224 of 265
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$46,563$18,243#33 of 255
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$44,829$23,782#75 of 144
Sociology$38,727$24,026#450 of 462
Public Health—$32,112—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ithaca College teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $48,249 one year after graduating and $58,902 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ithaca College rank for teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas?

Among 345 colleges reporting earnings for teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas graduates, Ithaca College ranks #50 by median pay four years after graduation, and #94 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas at Ithaca College worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% more than the national median for teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas ($51,389), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Ithaca 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.