Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Catawba College

Salisbury, NC · Bachelor's Degree · about 28 graduates a year

$38,071
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,982
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$47,382
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#295 of 680
Rank by pay
#201 of 680
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

Catawba College graduates in teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Catawba 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
…
292Dakota State University Madison, SD$48,997$52,740#193$46,627
293Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV$48,992$57,960#44$46,549
294University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN$48,987$46,793#506$46,414
295Catawba College Salisbury, NC$48,982$52,565#201$38,071
296University of South Alabama Mobile, AL$48,956$55,569#84$41,105
297Edgewood College Madison, WI$48,946$50,931#288$46,458
298Keene State College Keene, NH$48,940$45,079#567$41,564

Other Majors at Catawba College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$70,522—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,718$46,068#771 of 1176
Biology$52,583—#608 of 841
Communication and Media Studies$48,181$32,323#501 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$44,296$27,305#558 of 610
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$42,505$27,389#259 of 265
Music$39,633$23,577#192 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $38,071 one year after graduating and $48,982 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Catawba 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, Catawba College ranks #295 by median pay four years after graduation, and #201 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods ($47,382), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

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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.