Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas programs in Mississippi
11 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $18,771 at Itawamba Community College.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Mississippi earn a median of $49,790 a year across 11,060 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 Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $50,980 | 10,400 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $50,790 | 6,260 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $137,220 | 1,890 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School | $57,910 | 1,770 |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $30,540 | 1,260 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (15 grads) | 28 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | $9,250 | not published | — |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 46 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tougaloo College Tougaloo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| William Carey University Hattiesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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 Subject Areas — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.