Taylor University Subject-Area Teacher Education (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
- Private nonprofit university
- Upland, IN
- About 17 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Taylor University subject-area teacher education graduates earn about what subject-area teacher education graduates earn nationally, $44,028 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $21,500 in federal loans, less than at 86% of subject-area teacher education programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying subject-area teacher education degrees in Indiana.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Indiana and national columns are the medians across all subject-area teacher education bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Taylor University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $5,655 less than the Indiana median. Several Indiana programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every Indiana subject-area teacher education program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Indiana 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 is about the same in 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 $228 a month, or 6.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the parts of Indiana outside metro areas are about 11% below the national average, so a $44,028 salary here buys what about $49,661 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 subject-area teacher education, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
$59,700Median pay in Indiana. 27,720 people work in this job in Indiana. 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
$61,880Median pay in Indiana. 20,430 people work in this job in Indiana. 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
$60,700Median pay in Indiana. 11,700 people work in this job in Indiana. 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.
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
$34,960Median pay in Indiana. 5,360 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 68,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
About Taylor University
Subject-Area Teacher Education ranks 7th of 12 bachelor's programs at Taylor University by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($77,081), Accounting ($61,164), and Finance ($60,336).
Other subject-area teacher education bachelor's programs near Upland
Common questions
The median graduate earns $44,028 one year after graduating and $43,823 five years after. The median across subject-area teacher education bachelor's programs in Indiana is $46,105.
The median federal loan balance is $21,500, which ranks 3rd lowest of 12 subject-area teacher education bachelor's programs in Indiana. That works out to about $228 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 49% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 60%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Indiana programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
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 Indiana 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 subject-area 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