Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods programs in New York
25 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $22,192 at SUNY College of Technology at Canton.
What this work pays in New York
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New York earn a median of $85,760 a year across 101,410 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 York |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $97,070 | 70,660 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $94,840 | 38,670 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $57,790 | 31,120 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $76,080 | 27,460 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $46,520 | 23,870 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton | Associate's degree | — | $22,192 (13 grads) | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | $15,365 | not published | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park | Undergraduate certificate | $15,365 | not published | 75 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park | Associate's degree | $22,025 | not published | 86 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | $6,500 | not published | — |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | $8,975 | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus Albany | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Siena University Loudonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Rochester Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
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.