Which Oklahoma subject-area teacher education program has the lowest debt?

Oklahoma Baptist University reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,250, with first-year pay of $44,135.

How much do subject-area teacher education graduates earn in Oklahoma?

The median across 9 Oklahoma subject-area teacher education bachelor's programs is $44,135 in the first year after graduating and $49,267 five years after.

How many subject-area teacher education bachelor's programs are in Oklahoma?

9 Oklahoma programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Subject-Area Teacher Education (Bachelor's) Programs in Oklahoma, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Oklahoma subject-area teacher education bachelor's program pays its graduates $44,135 in their first year, $893 more than the national median. Oklahoma State reports the highest first-year pay ($51,097), and Oklahoma Baptist University the lowest median debt ($21,250).

Median first-year pay$44,135National $43,242

Median pay after 5 years$49,267National $50,239

Median federal debt$25,500National $26,269

Debt-to-earnings58%National 60%

All 9 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Oklahoma StateStillwater · public	$51,097	$52,976	$23,102	45%
2	University of Central OklahomaEdmond · public	$47,741	$51,142	$25,000	52%
3	University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman · public	$47,572	$50,523	$25,500	54%
4	Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa · private nonprofit	$46,069	Not reported	$27,000	59%
5	Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee · private nonprofit	$44,135	$49,539	$21,250	48%
6	Southwestern Oklahoma StateWeatherford · public	$43,302	$50,236	$25,000	58%
7	Northeastern StateTahlequah · public	$43,045	$49,966	$26,000	60%
8	Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City · private nonprofit	$34,321	$48,825	$26,000	76%
9	Langston UniversityLangston · public	$26,222	$41,553	$31,000	118%

Debt and first-year pay at every Oklahoma subject-area teacher education program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Oklahoma State$51,097
University of Central Oklahoma$47,741
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$47,572
Oral Roberts University$46,069
Oklahoma Baptist University$44,135

Lowest median debt

Oklahoma Baptist University$21,250
Oklahoma State$23,102
University of Central Oklahoma$25,000
Southwestern Oklahoma State$25,000
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$25,500

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$48,200

Median pay in Oklahoma. 18,500 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $41,400Top 10%: $61,930

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$48,710

Median pay in Oklahoma. 15,480 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $45,150Top 10%: $71,650

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$48,440

Median pay in Oklahoma. 7,620 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $43,400Top 10%: $68,990

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

$44,520

Median pay in Oklahoma. 2,300 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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.

Bottom 10%: $21,910Top 10%: $61,860

Common questions

Oklahoma State in Stillwater reports the highest median first-year pay, $51,097. Its median federal debt is $23,102.

Subject-Area Teacher Education (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked341 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 Oklahoma rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the subject-area teacher education bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024