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Highest earning subject-area teacher education programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania subject-area 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 | Messiah University | Mechanicsburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,825 | 40 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania State University | Middletown | Public, 4-year | $50,006 | 45 |
| 3 | York College of Pennsylvania | York | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,624 | 32 |
| 4 | Temple University | Philadelphia | Public, 4-year | $46,019 | 118 |
| 5 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,890 | 61 |
| 6 | Robert Morris University | Moon Township | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,936 | 44 |
| 7 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | Public, 4-year | $36,800 | 31 |
| 8 | University of Pittsburgh | Bradford | Public, 4-year | $25,599 | 32 |
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.
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