Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods programs in New Jersey
17 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $24,872 at Camden County College.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New Jersey earn a median of $78,200 a year across 40,300 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $82,200 | 38,140 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $78,770 | 23,650 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $48,220 | 16,190 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $53,780 | 13,380 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $77,020 | 9,210 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County College Blackwood | Associate's degree | $9,625 | $24,872 (26 grads) | 74 |
| Essex County College Newark | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (44 grads) | 47 |
| Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Centenary University Hackettstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| County College of Morris Randolph | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| County College of Morris Randolph | Associate's degree | — | not published | 51 |
| Essex County College Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Passaic County Community College Paterson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Passaic County Community College Paterson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Princeton University Princeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 41 |
| Rider University Lawrenceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Warren County Community College Washington | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.