Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods programs in Texas
65 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 9 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,967 at Tarrant County College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Texas earn a median of $62,760 a year across 116,260 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $63,590 | 111,660 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $63,390 | 80,160 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $62,860 | 46,630 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $33,860 | 41,200 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $36,140 | 16,680 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | $9,750 | $25,967 (27 grads) | 108 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $10,450 | $25,194 (14 grads) | 97 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | $7,687 | $22,771 (16 grads) | 258 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | $5,250 | $21,052 (22 grads) | 137 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | $4,500 | $16,549 (47 grads) | 191 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | $16,000 | $16,169 (18 grads) | 3 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $16,169 (17 grads) | 85 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $15,621 (70 grads) | 320 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | $10,142 | $11,851 (27 grads) | 107 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | $17,125 | not published | 14 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | $8,614 | not published | 144 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | $10,500 | not published | 296 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | $13,365 | not published | 102 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 49 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 99 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | $11,250 | not published | 297 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | $7,000 | not published | 85 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | $11,000 | not published | 62 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Cisco College Cisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Clarendon College Clarendon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Frank Phillips College Borger | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 50 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| LeTourneau University Longview | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lee College Baytown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 42 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 45 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Nelson University Waxahachie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 39 |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 51 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Panola College Carthage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Panola College Carthage | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 42 |
| Ranger College Ranger | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 36 |
| Southwest Texas College Uvalde | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Texas College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Wayland Baptist University Plainview | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
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.