Best Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

344

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$81,072

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$37,532

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Kansas State University

Grad rate: 69.5%

 KS +$765,218 $82,805 $25,441 N/A Full ROI →
2 Touro University California CA +$764,440 $80,222 N/A N/A Full ROI →
3 Texas A&M University-College Station

Grad rate: 83.7%

 TX +$754,890 $82,953 $32,085 N/A Full ROI →
4 Relay Graduate School of Education NY +$696,120 $76,806 N/A N/A Full ROI →
5 California State University-Northridge

Grad rate: 56.1%

 CA +$655,506 $76,807 $20,317 N/A Full ROI →
6 CUNY Brooklyn College

Grad rate: 55.8%

 NY +$475,734 $67,144 $13,573 N/A Full ROI →
7 Teachers College at Columbia University NY +$463,360 $65,168 N/A N/A Full ROI →
8 St. John's University-New York

Grad rate: 68.9%

 NY +$450,938 $70,740 $61,931 N/A Full ROI →
9 CUNY City College

Grad rate: 56.6%

 NY +$443,352 $65,519 $13,514 N/A Full ROI →
10 California State University-Fullerton

Grad rate: 69.3%

 CA +$439,706 $65,662 $16,767 N/A Full ROI →
11 Pace University

Grad rate: 61.4%

 NY +$439,016 $70,760 $68,092 N/A Full ROI →
12 CUNY Hunter College

Grad rate: 58.7%

 NY +$418,600 $64,261 $13,310 N/A Full ROI →
13 Trinity Washington University

Grad rate: 41.5%

 DC +$408,358 $65,924 $35,061 N/A Full ROI →
14 Rowan University

Grad rate: 68.2%

 NJ +$388,128 $64,818 $34,116 N/A Full ROI →
15 CUNY Lehman College

Grad rate: 51.2%

 NY +$385,328 $62,612 $13,456 N/A Full ROI →
16 Seattle Pacific University

Grad rate: 63.8%

 WA +$385,108 $66,654 $53,986 N/A Full ROI →
17 University of California-Irvine

Grad rate: 86.3%

 CA +$384,158 $64,820 $36,121 N/A Full ROI →
18 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Grad rate: 58.5%

 WA +$379,944 $63,450 $24,528 N/A Full ROI →
19 University of Massachusetts Global CA +$379,690 $64,321 $33,365 N/A Full ROI →
20 University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Grad rate: 84.0%

 WA +$368,436 $63,450 $30,282 N/A Full ROI →
21 Washington State University

Grad rate: 62.0%

 WA +$367,708 $63,103 $27,176 N/A Full ROI →
22 Claremont Graduate University CA +$361,980 $60,099 N/A N/A Full ROI →
23 Fordham University

Grad rate: 81.8%

 NY +$353,578 $67,414 $77,351 N/A Full ROI →
24 Wagner College

Grad rate: 64.9%

 NY +$352,206 $65,911 $63,007 N/A Full ROI →
25 Worcester State University

Grad rate: 57.1%

 MA +$341,888 $61,253 $21,586 N/A Full ROI →
26 William Paterson University of New Jersey

Grad rate: 51.9%

 NJ +$336,170 $61,464 $26,555 N/A Full ROI →
27 San Jose State University

Grad rate: 66.2%

 CA +$333,710 $61,255 $25,695 N/A Full ROI →
28 The Evergreen State College

Grad rate: 42.3%

 WA +$332,272 $61,207 $25,934 N/A Full ROI →
29 CUNY Queens College

Grad rate: 58.4%

 NY +$328,054 $59,767 $13,643 N/A Full ROI →
30 Saint Martin's University

Grad rate: 58.5%

 WA +$318,214 $63,546 $56,353 N/A Full ROI →
31 Pacific Lutheran University

Grad rate: 71.4%

 WA +$317,918 $64,188 $62,921 N/A Full ROI →
32 San Francisco State University

Grad rate: 52.2%

 CA +$317,364 $60,394 $25,258 N/A Full ROI →
33 Mount Saint Mary College

Grad rate: 63.5%

 NY +$305,700 $62,466 $51,810 N/A Full ROI →
34 Stockton University

Grad rate: 73.7%

 NJ +$301,942 $60,313 $32,159 N/A Full ROI →
35 City University of Seattle WA +$300,642 $60,537 $35,049 N/A Full ROI →
36 Kean University

Grad rate: 47.0%

 NJ +$300,492 $59,517 $24,924 N/A Full ROI →
37 New York University

Grad rate: 87.8%

 NY +$299,838 $64,904 $79,121 N/A Full ROI →
38 Chapman University

Grad rate: 81.9%

 CA +$298,686 $65,067 $81,327 N/A Full ROI →
39 Seattle University

Grad rate: 73.8%

 WA +$294,214 $63,574 $68,633 N/A Full ROI →
40 University of Idaho

Grad rate: 61.0%

 ID +$293,402 $58,937 $22,669 N/A Full ROI →
41 Hofstra University

Grad rate: 67.4%

 NY +$292,984 $63,479 $68,298 N/A Full ROI →
42 Heritage University

Grad rate: 42.4%

 WA +$287,076 $59,317 $29,632 N/A Full ROI →
43 University of Alaska Southeast

Grad rate: 28.2%

 AK +$282,488 $57,804 $16,796 N/A Full ROI →
44 Bank Street College of Education NY +$274,580 $55,729 N/A N/A Full ROI →
45 Santa Clara University

Grad rate: 88.5%

 CA +$271,044 $63,329 $77,768 N/A Full ROI →
46 University of Redlands

Grad rate: 69.0%

 CA +$259,654 $62,006 $70,233 N/A Full ROI →
47 Saint Mary's College of California

Grad rate: 70.4%

 CA +$251,830 $61,957 $73,655 N/A Full ROI →
48 Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Grad rate: 84.7%

 NJ +$248,716 $57,959 $35,232 N/A Full ROI →
49 Pacific Oaks College CA +$242,520 $54,126 N/A N/A Full ROI →
50 Utah State University

Grad rate: 55.8%

 UT +$241,700 $56,190 $21,050 N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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