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Highest earning subject-area teacher education programs in Virginia
Virginia 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 | George Mason University | Fairfax | Public, 4-year | $45,108 | 67 |
| 2 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public, 4-year | $34,677 | 345 |
| 3 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk | Public, 4-year | $33,690 | 178 |
| 4 | Radford University | Radford | Public, 4-year | $31,071 | 133 |
| 5 | Ferrum College | Ferrum | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $29,100 | 37 |
| 6 | Virginia State University | Petersburg | Public, 4-year | $26,547 | 56 |
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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