Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods programs in Florida
42 schools in Florida teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,739 at Palm Beach State College.
What this work pays in Florida
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Florida earn a median of $58,930 a year across 79,090 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $60,410 | 49,810 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $35,860 | 35,740 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $71,990 | 34,130 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $58,940 | 31,370 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $62,670 | 14,730 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (11 grads) | 27 |
| Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala | Associate's degree | $18,819 | $25,514 (173 grads) | 177 |
| Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,421 (29 grads) | 291 |
| Seminole State College of Florida Sanford | Associate's degree | — | $18,498 (17 grads) | 6 |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola | Associate's degree | — | $17,717 (11 grads) | 3 |
| Immokalee Technical College Immokalee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Tallahassee State College Tallahassee | Associate's degree | $13,175 | not published | 47 |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Chipola College Marianna | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| College of Central Florida Ocala | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Florida Gateway College Lake City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Florida Gateway College Lake City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| H W Brewster Technical College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Jose Maria Vargas University Pembroke Pines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lake-Sumter State College Leesburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lynn University Boca Raton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| M-DCPS The English Center Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| North Florida College Madison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Florida Technical College Starke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Ridge Technical College Winter Haven | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Santa Fe College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Seminole State College of Florida Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Florida State College Avon Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Technical College Fort Myers | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 35 |
| Trinity College of Jacksonville Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| William T McFatter Technical College Davie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.