Stevenson University Teacher Education (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Bachelor's in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Private nonprofit university
  • Owings Mills, MD
  • About 32 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Stevenson University teacher education graduates earn more than graduates of most teacher education programs nationally, $52,395 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,887 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,075. Several Maryland programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$52,39596th percentile of 655 programs nationally
Earnings after 5 years$56,0587% more than year one
Median federal debt$26,8875th lowest of 7 Maryland programs
Debt-to-earnings51%Maryland median 51%, national 61%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Maryland and national columns are the medians across all teacher education bachelor's programs that report the figure.

Five years out, Stevenson University graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the Maryland median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Maryland teacher education program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Maryland medians.

Stevenson UniversityOther Maryland programs

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 rises about 7% between the first and fifth year.

Stevenson University grads, year 1$52,395
Stevenson University grads, year 5$56,058
All Maryland teacher education grads, year 5$55,227

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Does family income change the outcome?

Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $1,866 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.

Pell Grant recipients, year 1 earnings$51,320Median debt $27,000
Other graduates, year 1 earnings$53,186Median debt $26,399

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $285 a month, or 6.5% 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. Separately, 28 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $67,940.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

90% of graduates (56 of 62) were working in Maryland one year after graduating. Prices in the Baltimore area are about 4% above the national average, so a $52,395 salary here buys what about $50,145 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

$77,680

Median pay in Maryland. 29,610 people work in this job in Maryland. 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.

Bottom 10%: $56,290Top 10%: $107,040

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$78,670

Median pay in Maryland. 16,640 people work in this job in Maryland. 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.

Bottom 10%: $58,150Top 10%: $102,690

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$78,510

Median pay in Maryland. 14,530 people work in this job in Maryland. 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.

Bottom 10%: $59,890Top 10%: $115,540

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$44,600

Median pay in Maryland. 8,020 people work in this job in Maryland. 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.

Bottom 10%: $35,760Top 10%: $67,510

About Stevenson University

Teacher Education ranks 4th of 16 bachelor's programs at Stevenson University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($79,709), Accounting ($67,261), and Business Administration ($52,442).

Other teacher education bachelor's programs near Owings Mills

Common questions

The median graduate earns $52,395 one year after graduating and $56,058 five years after. The median across teacher education bachelor's programs in Maryland is $52,072.

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 Maryland 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

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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