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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1313

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 5 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$44,558 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$44,558Median year-4 earnings

$11,794Average institution net-price context

$15,125Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$44,558Median reported earnings · year 4

$27,819Average reported earnings · year 5

$15,125Median federal debt

38thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

5Reporting programs

3With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $44,558
Federal debt: $15,125
Reporting programs: 5

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $34,656
Federal debt: $9,247
Reporting programs: 22

21 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $50,806
Federal debt: $26,221
Reporting programs: 394

356 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $61,003
Federal debt: $24,485
Reporting programs: 6

6 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $62,562
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 289

289 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $93,737
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 9

9 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $72,868
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 8

8 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $60,127
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 8

8 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$26,505National median$44,55875th percentile$44,558

3 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Upper Valley Educators Institute$44,774 2Miami Regional University$44,558 3Huertas College$26,505 4Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeNot available 5Valley City State UniversityNot available

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Education Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1081 · 33 crosswalk linksSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSOC 25-2031 · 30 crosswalk linksMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSOC 25-2022 · 28 crosswalk linksCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolSOC 25-2023 · 8 crosswalk linksCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolSOC 25-2032 · 8 crosswalk linksCareer/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1194 · 7 crosswalk linksForeign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1124 · 5 crosswalk linksArt, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1121 · 3 crosswalk linksAgricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1041 · 2 crosswalk linksAtmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1051 · 2 crosswalk linksBiological Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1042 · 2 crosswalk linksBusiness Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1011 · 2 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFIC SUBJECT AREAS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Upper Valley Educators InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Lebanon, NH	$44,774	$19,250	Baseline needed	Not available
2	Miami Regional UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Miami Springs, FL	$44,558	$8,300	Baseline needed	$22,113
3	Huertas CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Caguas, PR	$26,505	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,401
4	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Sioux City, IA	Not available	$11,000	Baseline needed	$8,770
5	Valley City State UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Valley City, ND	Not available	$22,747	Baseline needed	$11,890

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.