Federal data
Highest earning master's teacher education programs in Virginia
Virginia teacher education programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Newport University | Newport News | Public, 4-year | $54,123 | 71 |
| 2 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public, 4-year | $54,106 | 54 |
| 3 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk | Public, 4-year | $53,989 | 205 |
| 4 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg | Public, 4-year | $53,037 | 52 |
| 5 | Norfolk State University | Norfolk | Public, 4-year | $51,920 | 60 |
| 6 | Mary Baldwin University | Staunton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,965 | 38 |
| 7 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,702 | 478 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.