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Best Teacher Education Schools (2026): 129 Ranked by Salary & ROI

129 schools ranked by TSW Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Teacher Education, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Teacher Education graduate earns $25,977/yr across 129 schools.

Programs Ranked

129

Avg Earnings

$25,977/yr

Avg TSW Score

59/100

#1 School

Central Washington University

$50,340/yr

BLS projects 0.1% employment growth for occupations in this field from 2024–2034, with approximately 412 annual job openings per related program area.

All Teacher Education Programs Ranked

Click any row for full earnings projections and career path breakdown.

#	School	TSW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA · Teacher Education	78 75–80	$50,340/yr	66.3x
2	Austin Community College District Austin, TX · Teacher Education	81 79–82	$46,430/yr	95.1x
3	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Teacher Education	74 72–75	$46,599/yr	48.1x
4	San Juan College Farmington, NM · Teacher Education	85 82–86	$44,618/yr	248.3x
5	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Teacher Education	72 71–74	$48,807/yr	39.5x
6	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · Teacher Education	70 68–72	$45,247/yr	38.6x
7	Urban College of Boston Boston, MA · Teacher Education	71 69–72	$39,213/yr	45.4x
8	Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · Teacher Education	78 75–79	$33,260/yr	166.5x
9	Navarro College Corsicana, TX · Teacher Education	70 66–71	$32,872/yr	63.2x
10	South Piedmont Community College Polkton, NC · Teacher Education	76 73–78	$31,111/yr	152.9x
11	Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC · Teacher Education	70 67–71	$31,215/yr	68.8x
12	Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC · Teacher Education	69 67–70	$32,147/yr	55.5x
13	Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC · Teacher Education	76 73–77	$30,867/yr	135.8x
14	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO · Teacher Education	68 66–69	$29,749/yr	59.4x
15	Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL · Teacher Education	67 62–69	$28,641/yr	64.5x
16	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM · Teacher Education	71 68–72	$29,708/yr	83.5x
17	Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH · Teacher Education	64 62–65	$30,880/yr	43.7x
18	Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT · Teacher Education	65 63–66	$31,610/yr	41.7x
19	Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX · Teacher Education	68 61–70	$29,062/yr	64.8x
20	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ · Teacher Education	65 63–66	$27,679/yr	60.6x
21	Haywood Community College Clyde, NC · Teacher Education	66 62–67	$28,013/yr	61.2x
22	Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC · Teacher Education	71 69–73	$27,534/yr	106.2x
23	Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Teacher Education	73 70–74	$28,498/yr	124.9x
24	James Sprunt Community College Kenansville, NC · Teacher Education	63 61–64	$26,775/yr	51.9x
25	Alamance Community College Graham, NC · Teacher Education	63 60–64	$26,105/yr	55.7x
26	Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA · Teacher Education	63 62–64	$33,869/yr	31.8x
27	Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO · Teacher Education	61 59–62	$24,960/yr	50.1x
28	Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee, FL · Teacher Education	64 62–65	$25,628/yr	62.2x
29	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN · Teacher Education	63 61–64	$26,304/yr	46.4x
30	Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC · Teacher Education	71 68–72	$25,176/yr	126.3x
31	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH · Teacher Education	61 56–63	$24,950/yr	49.5x
32	Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Teacher Education	61 57–62	$28,805/yr	38.4x
33	Dallas College Dallas, TX · Teacher Education	62 60–63	$25,385/yr	52.6x
34	Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing, MA · Teacher Education	62 61–63	$34,086/yr	24.6x
35	Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE · Teacher Education	60 54–62	$24,710/yr	46.4x
36	Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · Teacher Education	63 57–64	$23,865/yr	60.7x
37	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC · Teacher Education	70 67–71	$24,497/yr	117.7x
38	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC · Teacher Education	62 60–64	$24,148/yr	57.5x
39	Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · Teacher Education	69 63–71	$24,507/yr	157.5x
40	Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Teacher Education	60 58–61	$30,302/yr	32.0x
41	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT · Teacher Education	60 57–61	$29,811/yr	32.2x
42	Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME · Teacher Education	59 56–60	$25,603/yr	40.8x
43	Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA · Teacher Education	59 55–61	$28,635/yr	32.6x
44	Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA · Teacher Education	60 58–61	$31,901/yr	26.3x
45	Camden County College Blackwood, NJ · Teacher Education	57 51–59	$21,956/yr	52.8x
46	Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC · Teacher Education	61 59–62	$22,584/yr	56.1x
47	Clark College Vancouver, WA · Teacher Education	59 57–60	$28,118/yr	34.2x
48	Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX · Teacher Education	60 53–62	$22,352/yr	69.0x
49	Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR · Teacher Education	59 57–60	$23,575/yr	44.9x
50	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE · Teacher Education	59 52–60	$25,289/yr	41.2x
51	College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV · Teacher Education	54 48–56	$19,662/yr	54.4x
52	University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM · Teacher Education	59 54–61	$20,646/yr	53.7x
53	University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Los Alamos, NM · Teacher Education	61 56–63	$20,646/yr	62.6x
54	University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas, NM · Teacher Education	63 58–65	$20,646/yr	74.0x
55	University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos, NM · Teacher Education	62 57–64	$20,646/yr	69.3x
56	Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC · Teacher Education	58 56–59	$22,259/yr	46.2x
57	Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC · Teacher Education	59 57–60	$22,276/yr	48.4x
58	University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH · Teacher Education	59 55–60	$29,867/yr	28.1x
59	University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH · Teacher Education	58 55–60	$29,867/yr	26.3x
60	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX · Teacher Education	59 52–60	$20,236/yr	87.4x
61	San Antonio College San Antonio, TX · Teacher Education	58 52–60	$21,184/yr	71.8x
62	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX · Teacher Education	63 56–65	$19,581/yr	137.1x
63	Urban College of Boston Boston, MA · Teacher Education	59 57–60	$32,521/yr	20.3x
64	Community College of Denver Denver, CO · Teacher Education	59 53–61	$18,399/yr	64.2x
65	Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO · Teacher Education	58 57–59	$28,664/yr	28.0x
66	Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, ME · Teacher Education	57 56–58	$25,484/yr	34.8x
67	Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · Teacher Education	57 54–59	$27,981/yr	28.9x
68	Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA · Teacher Education	57 55–59	$28,769/yr	25.1x
69	Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · Teacher Education	54 48–56	$17,481/yr	50.5x
70	Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS · Teacher Education	55 48–56	$18,490/yr	51.8x
71	Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH · Teacher Education	59 57–60	$30,102/yr	24.0x
72	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA · Teacher Education	57 55–58	$30,289/yr	20.1x
73	Amarillo College Amarillo, TX · Teacher Education	61 54–63	$17,997/yr	104.5x
74	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · Teacher Education	57 50–59	$19,141/yr	53.9x
75	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI · Teacher Education	57 55–58	$27,548/yr	29.7x
76	Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI · Teacher Education	57 55–59	$26,890/yr	32.5x
77	Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR · Teacher Education	56 49–58	$18,025/yr	45.5x
78	Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA · Teacher Education	56 52–58	$20,979/yr	41.1x
79	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN · Teacher Education	57 55–58	$28,038/yr	24.6x
80	Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Teacher Education	58 52–60	$16,949/yr	64.6x
81	Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA · Teacher Education	56 55–58	$25,777/yr	30.8x
82	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI · Teacher Education	56 55–58	$27,209/yr	27.7x
83	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN · Teacher Education	56 54–57	$26,298/yr	27.3x
84	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND · Teacher Education	56 53–57	$28,038/yr	20.9x
85	Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA · Teacher Education	56 54–57	$26,956/yr	24.4x
86	Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI · Teacher Education	55 51–56	$23,796/yr	31.2x
87	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL · Teacher Education	55 53–57	$28,038/yr	19.6x
88	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI · Teacher Education	56 54–57	$28,038/yr	22.3x
89	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL · Teacher Education	55 52–56	$28,038/yr	17.5x
90	Holmes Community College Goodman, MS · Teacher Education	54 49–56	$18,553/yr	37.5x
91	Essex County College Newark, NJ · Teacher Education	55 50–56	$23,768/yr	30.7x
92	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Teacher Education	55 51–56	$29,867/yr	13.1x
93	Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA · Teacher Education	53 47–55	$19,993/yr	35.6x
94	Delaware County Community College Media, PA · Teacher Education	55 51–56	$25,854/yr	24.3x
95	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS · Teacher Education	55 52–56	$28,038/yr	17.2x
96	Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA · Teacher Education	55 53–56	$21,740/yr	29.6x
97	Bristol Community College Fall River, MA · Teacher Education	53 48–55	$21,738/yr	30.0x
98	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN · Teacher Education	54 50–55	$28,337/yr	14.6x
99	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND · Teacher Education	53 50–54	$28,337/yr	12.3x
100	Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH · Teacher Education	53 48–54	$22,645/yr	26.6x
101	Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · Teacher Education	49 43–50	$10,576/yr	44.1x
102	Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI · Teacher Education	54 52–55	$22,981/yr	28.8x
103	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI · Teacher Education	53 50–55	$28,337/yr	13.2x
104	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL · Teacher Education	52 49–54	$28,337/yr	10.2x
105	Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN · Teacher Education	54 52–56	$26,671/yr	14.7x
106	Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA · Teacher Education	52 46–53	$20,885/yr	29.4x
107	South Texas College McAllen, TX · Teacher Education	50 45–52	$16,902/yr	33.2x
108	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL · Teacher Education	53 49–54	$28,337/yr	11.5x
109	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS · Teacher Education	52 49–54	$28,337/yr	10.1x
110	Ashford University San Diego, CA · Teacher Education	50 47–51	$25,553/yr	9.9x
111	Guam Community College Mangilao, GU · Teacher Education	50 46–52	$15,579/yr	29.0x
112	Community Care College Tulsa, OK · Teacher Education	51 47–52	$14,847/yr	—
113	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM · Teacher Education	49 45–51	$20,646/yr	16.3x
114	Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA · Teacher Education	49 45–51	$21,591/yr	15.6x
115	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN · Teacher Education	50 47–51	$23,523/yr	13.3x
116	Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH · Teacher Education	49 44–51	$18,576/yr	18.9x
117	Kent State University at Salem Salem, OH · Teacher Education	49 44–51	$18,576/yr	18.9x
118	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN · Teacher Education	47 44–49	$23,523/yr	2.8x
119	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Teacher Education	47 44–48	$23,210/yr	5.1x
120	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA · Teacher Education	47 44–49	$23,210/yr	5.3x
121	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI · Teacher Education	47 44–48	$23,210/yr	4.8x
122	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY · Teacher Education	47 44–48	$19,888/yr	11.5x
123	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY · Teacher Education	47 44–49	$23,210/yr	6.3x
124	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Teacher Education	47 44–48	$19,888/yr	9.4x
125	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Teacher Education	46 42–48	$18,576/yr	10.3x
126	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA · Teacher Education	47 44–48	$19,888/yr	9.8x
127	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Teacher Education	46 43–48	$21,998/yr	3.7x
128	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI · Teacher Education	46 43–48	$19,888/yr	9.0x
129	Columbia Central University-Caguas Caguas, PR · Teacher Education	47 45–48	$13,977/yr	10.8x

Programs by State

Top states by program availability. Click a state for the full in-state ranking.

State	Programs	Avg Earnings	Avg TSW Score
North Carolina	18	$26,516/yr	55
Texas	13	$23,556/yr	53
Wisconsin	10	$25,820/yr	47
Ohio	10	$25,391/yr	48
Massachusetts	8	$30,606/yr	52
New Mexico	7	$25,365/yr	53
Pennsylvania	6	$25,464/yr	49
Washington	4	$34,526/yr	56
New York	4	$21,549/yr	40
Minnesota	4	$32,411/yr	52
Indiana	4	$24,912/yr	46
Florida	4	$27,661/yr	51
Colorado	4	$25,443/yr	53
Virginia	3	$21,699/yr	39
Georgia	3	$21,437/yr	46

About This Ranking

What we ranked

Best Teacher Education Schools ranks 129 programs across the United States by the TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings, return on investment, and job-market demand into a single 0-100 metric.

Data sources

Earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which tracks graduate income one and five years after program completion. Job-market projections use Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 employment data.

How to read the table

Use the sort controls below the headline to re-rank by earnings, ROI, or other metrics. Click any school name for full earnings projections, three-scenario modeling, and detailed program data. Most students attend a school within driving distance — local rankings are usually more actionable than national.

Caveats & limitations

Rankings reflect what the data can measure: post-graduation earnings, debt levels, and broad labor-market trends. They cannot capture program quality nuances like instructor expertise, hands-on equipment access, or industry connections. Treat rankings as a starting point — visit schools and talk to current students before committing.

Methodology

Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Teacher Education?

Based on our TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Central Washington University ranks #1 for Teacher Education with a score of 78/100 and graduate earnings of $50,340/yr.

How much do Teacher Education graduates earn?

Across 129 schools, Teacher Education graduates earn an average of $25,977/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $50,340/yr.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2025.