Monroe University Teacher Education (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
- Private for-profit university
- Bronx, NY
- About 21 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Monroe University teacher education graduates earn more than graduates of most teacher education programs nationally, $58,194 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $21,450 in federal loans, less than at 84% of teacher education programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying teacher education degrees in New York.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all teacher education bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Monroe University graduates earn about the national figure but about $11,405 less than the New York median. Several New York programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York teacher education program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay falls about 21% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $227 a month, or 4.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
97% of graduates (30 of 31) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $58,194 salary here buys what about $51,699 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to teacher education, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
$85,760Median pay in New York. 101,410 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 87,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$97,070Median pay in New York. 70,660 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$94,840Median pay in New York. 38,670 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 38,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
$46,520Median pay in New York. 23,870 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 66,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
About Monroe University
Teacher Education ranks 2nd of 10 bachelor's programs at Monroe University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($105,209), Teacher Education ($58,194), and Public Health ($43,383).
Other teacher education bachelor's programs near Bronx
Common questions
The median graduate earns $58,194 one year after graduating and $46,080 five years after. The median across teacher education bachelor's programs in New York is $36,654.
The median federal loan balance is $21,450, which ranks 10th lowest of 24 teacher education bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $227 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 37% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 61%.
Most do. 97% (30 of 31) were working in New York one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the teacher education program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024