COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods master's degree at Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are below similar programs.
$10,783 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not reached
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$41,236Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$49,133$7,897 above the preliminary benchmark
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE
$49,133 vs. $47,382
$1,751 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.
Comparison basis701 bachelor’s program records
This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$10,990
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$49,133
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
2 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Elementary Education and Teaching.
- Reported price
- $49,608
- Completion
- 45.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 73.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $4,088
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching.
- Reported price
- $49,608
- Completion
- 51.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 77.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $6,240
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$10,990Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,188Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE93.9%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE55.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$4,094
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$49,133 vs. $59,916
$10,783 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,450 median wageKY estimate · 620 jobs · 25-1081$45,930–$80,840 middle 50% of KY wages+2.5% projected U.S. growth · 5,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,560 median wageKY estimate · 12,780 jobs · 25-2031$49,990–$75,290 middle 50% of KY wages-0.2% projected U.S. growth · 63,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,610 median wageKY estimate · 19,080 jobs · 25-2021$48,400–$64,570 middle 50% of KY wages-0.4% projected U.S. growth · 87,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,120 median wageKY estimate · 8,040 jobs · 25-2022$48,870–$65,150 middle 50% of KY wages-0.4% projected U.S. growth · 38,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeKindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,280 median wageKY estimate · 2,450 jobs · 25-2012$49,130–$65,070 middle 50% of KY wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 11,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePreschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,780 median wageKY estimate · 8,520 jobs · 25-2011$27,840–$39,300 middle 50% of KY wages+4.5% projected U.S. growth · 66,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeTeachers and Instructors, All Other$58,200 median wageKY estimate · 2,650 jobs · 25-3099$45,850–$69,240 middle 50% of KY wages-0.2% projected U.S. growth · 15,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSelf-Enrichment Teachers$39,990 median wageKY estimate · 1,630 jobs · 25-3021$28,270–$55,240 middle 50% of KY wages+3.5% projected U.S. growth · 50,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPostsecondary Teachers, All Other$67,690 median wageKY estimate · 4,120 jobs · 25-1199$50,840–$104,750 middle 50% of KY wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 12,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeTraining and Development Specialists$61,390 median wageKY estimate · 6,090 jobs · 13-1151$47,500–$77,680 middle 50% of KY wages+10.8% projected U.S. growth · 46,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeAdult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$44,990 median wageKY estimate · 350 jobs · 25-3011$40,450–$50,200 middle 50% of KY wages-13.9% projected U.S. growth · 3,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Morehead State University
$4,625 higher earnings · $1,197 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $53,758
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $9,793
Northern Kentucky University
$828 higher earnings · $2,799 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $49,961
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $8,191
University of Louisville
$8,211 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $57,344
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $17,988
Bellarmine University
$5,440 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $54,573
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $21,499
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
69 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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