Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas programs in California
12 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in California earn a median of $99,650 a year across 155,160 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 California |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $101,370 | 99,230 |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $57,990 | 43,600 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $98,950 | 37,300 |
| Coaches and Scouts | $47,660 | 31,150 |
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other | $87,460 | 31,010 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Compton College Compton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lancaster Beauty School Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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 Subject Areas — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.