TL;DR

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas maps to BLS occupations averaging about $101,083, with roughly 142,580 workers nationwide in those roles. About 3,177 degrees completed in recent IPEDS counts; median program completion runs near 61%.

Key Statistics

3,177
Total Degrees Awarded (2023)
$15,247
Median In-State Public Tuition
$35,410
Median Out-of-State Private Tuition
$101,083
Avg. Wage (related occupations)
142,580
Workers (related occupations)
61.2%
Median Graduation Rate (4-yr schools)
139
Bachelor's Completions (IPEDS 2023)

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas: what the data shows

Common questions about teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.

What is a teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas degree?

A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas program is classified under NCES CIP 00.1313 in the 00.0013 field family (00.13).

IPEDS counted 3,177 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.

Types of teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas degrees and related programs

Other NCES program codes in the 00.13 family with pages on EDsmart Data:

How long does it take to get a teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas degree?

Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 00.1313 in our file:

  • 139 Bachelor's (8.9% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
  • 1,247 Master's (80.2% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
  • 168 Doctorate (10.8% of IPEDS total)—varies by program

Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.

What do you learn in teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas?

O*NET skill ratings for occupations mapped to this major emphasize Speaking, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, and related competencies. See the Skills section for the full list in our extract.

What degree do you need?

For Secondary School Teachers (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).

O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.

What jobs can you get with a teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas degree?

Our degree→occupation mapping links Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.

OccupationU.S. employmentMedian annual wage
Secondary School Teachers1,072,540$64,580
Middle School Teachers620,370$62,970
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School104,450$63,910

See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.

Is a teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas degree worth it?

Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $15,247 and median net price is $15,288.

We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas and the types of students that study this field.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$15,247 Median In-State Public

$35,410 Median Out of State Private

Tuition costs for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas majors are, on average, $15,247 for in-state public colleges, and $35,410 for out of state private colleges.

Tuition costs comparison for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas programs.

Degrees Awarded Over Time

3,177 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas from 2015 to 2023.

Historical trend of degrees awarded in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

Top 5 Schools by Enrollment

Schools with the largest enrollment offering Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas programs.

Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition

# School State Tuition
1 El Camino Community College District CA $1,144
2 Fullerton College CA $1,150
3 MiraCosta College CA $1,152
4 Diablo Valley College CA $1,312
5 Los Medanos College CA $1,312

Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas programs.

Top 5 Lowest Net Price

# School State Net Price
1 Coahoma Community College MS $560
2 Henry Ford College MI $576
3 Cerritos College CA $693
4 Chipola College FL $832
5 Reedley College CA $1,584

Schools with the lowest average net price for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas programs.

Graduation Rates

61.16% Median Graduation Rate (150% of normal time)

60.42% Average Graduation Rate

132 Institutions Reporting

47.09% - 77.14% Interquartile Range

Graduation/completion rates for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas programs across institutions.

Related specializations

Other NCES program codes in the 00.13 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.

Degree Levels (IPEDS)

Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 00.1313 in the survey year used in our extract (1,554 total across levels below).

  • 139 Bachelor's (8.9% of IPEDS total)
  • 1,247 Master's (80.2% of IPEDS total)
  • 168 Doctorate (10.8% of IPEDS total)

Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.

Careers & Jobs

Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.

Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $101,083. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas graduates alone.

Related occupations (BLS OEWS)

Occupation Mean annual wage U.S. employment
Secondary School Teachers$104,8131,072,540
Middle School Teachers$95,363620,370
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$96,750104,450

Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.

Employment

Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$101,729 Average Wage in Workforce

The average salary for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas majors is $101,729.

Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas majors.

Occupations by Share

142,580 2023 Workforce

The number of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas graduates in the workforce has been growing.

Various jobs filled by those with a major in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by share of the total number of graduates.

Return on Investment & Value

Debt and earnings fields below come from College Scorecard where present in our degree extract.

Financial value (extract)

$13,000 Median Student Debt

$80,838 Median Annual Earnings (10 years after enrollment)

16.08% Debt-to-Earnings Ratio

Debt is less than 30% of reported ten-year earnings in this extract.

1.6 years Estimated Payback Period (assuming 10% of income)

1221.92% Return on Investment (10-year earnings vs 4-year cost)

Ten-year earnings in this extract exceed four years of median net price.

$61,152 Estimated Total Cost (4 years at median net price)

Financial value comparison for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas degree.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas in the United States.

Workforce Age

N/A Average Age in 2023

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

Age distribution for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas degree holders in the workforce.

Gender Distribution

Gender distribution data is not available for this degree program.

Gender distribution of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas degree recipients.

Race and Ethnicity Distribution

Race and ethnicity distribution data is not available for this degree program.

Racial and ethnic distribution of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas degree recipients.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

Distribution of degree types awarded in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Required Skills

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.

Rating of how necessary various skills are for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas majors.

Skills Bar Chart

This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.

Skill importance ratings for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas majors.

About

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

In 2023, 3,177 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

CIP Code

00.1313 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

What the data shows

Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $101,083. The largest mapped role by headcount is Secondary School Teachers (1,072,540 U.S. jobs in OEWS).

Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $15,247 in-state at public colleges and $35,410 at private institutions for programs in this field.

Data Sources

This page uses data from the following sources:

  • College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
    • Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
    • Data years: 2015-2024
    • Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
    • Employment and wage data by occupation
    • Latest data: May 2024
    • Source: bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
    • Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
    • Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
    • Source: onetcenter.org
  • IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
    • Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
    • Data years: 2015-2024
    • Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
  • Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
    • Demographic and workforce data
    • Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
    • Source: census.gov/acs

Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.

Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.

Methodology

Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.

All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.