COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas bachelor's degree at University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME · Public
What this page covers
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The short version
There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.
Review the available cost, debt and earnings figures below before deciding.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- 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$36,497Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable
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.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,596
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$26,500
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGSNot available
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$281/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
3 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.
Literacy Education
- Reported price
- $0
- Completion
- 96.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 92.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $15,066
Art Teacher Education
- Reported price
- $8,174
- Completion
- 86.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 79.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $9,430
Music Teacher Education
- Reported price
- $8,174
- Completion
- 96.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 68.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $11,207
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$13,596Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$23,717Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE79.2%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE40.4%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 earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$281
19borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
Not available vs. $51,389
The like-for-like difference is unavailable.
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$77,050 median wageME estimate · 190 jobs · 25-1081$60,620–$86,770 middle 50% of ME wages+2.5% projected U.S. growth · 5,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,880 median wageME estimate · 5,540 jobs · 25-2031$50,870–$79,920 middle 50% of ME wages-0.2% projected U.S. growth · 63,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,590 median wageME estimate · 2,780 jobs · 25-2022$58,820–$75,820 middle 50% of ME wages-0.4% projected U.S. growth · 38,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,050 median wageME estimate · 170 jobs · 25-2032$63,440–$79,950 middle 50% of ME wages-0.4% projected U.S. growth · 6,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$65,030 median wageU.S. estimate · 16,870 jobs · 25-2023-0.5% projected U.S. growth · 1,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,740 median wageME estimate · 510 jobs · 25-1194$57,290–$81,890 middle 50% of ME wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 8,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$96,970 median wageME estimate · 70 jobs · 25-1124$62,030–$131,250 middle 50% of ME wages+0.2% projected U.S. growth · 1,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeArt, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,860 median wageME estimate · 340 jobs · 25-1121$61,530–$108,730 middle 50% of ME wages+2.2% projected U.S. growth · 8,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreePhysics Teachers, Postsecondary$104,270 median wageME estimate · 60 jobs · 25-1054$78,340–$130,740 middle 50% of ME wages+2.4% projected U.S. growth · 1,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeAtmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$95,320 median wageME estimate · 130 jobs · 25-1051$80,240–$126,670 middle 50% of ME wages+2.4% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeAgricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$92,480 median wageME estimate · 70 jobs · 25-1041$67,490–$135,480 middle 50% of ME wages+2.9% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeChemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$85,250 median wageME estimate · 70 jobs · 25-1052$61,450–$121,990 middle 50% of ME wages+2.3% projected U.S. growth · 1,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degree
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Retail Trade
Finance and Insurance
Manufacturing
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.
CUNY Brooklyn College
$13,322 less debt · $10,493 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $80,207
- Debt
- $13,178
- Annual net price
- $3,103
CUNY Queens College
$10,500 less debt · $9,401 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $76,925
- Debt
- $16,000
- Annual net price
- $4,195
CUNY Hunter College
$14,500 less debt · $10,612 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $72,919
- Debt
- $12,000
- Annual net price
- $2,984
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
$5,318 less debt · $299 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $67,961
- Debt
- $21,182
- Annual net price
- $13,297
DATA QUALITY
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June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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