Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, New York · Also known as Teachers College · Website
$73,294
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$73,294
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Teachers College at Columbia University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New York, New York. Former students earn a median $73,294 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
$73,294
Rank 302 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Graduate students
- 4,401
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 72
- Endowment
- $537.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 302 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $73,294 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
72 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 319 | $86,022 | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 218 | $51,964 | $71,195 | $76,686 | $63,707 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 211 | $81,639 | $69,467 | $91,522 | $65,184 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 172 | $50,500 | $78,799 | $94,693 | $71,685 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's | Master's | 113 | Withheld | $79,326 | $90,375 | $70,644 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 104 | $58,988 | $54,852 | $73,440 | $63,216 |
| International and Comparative EducationMaster's | Master's | 79 | $68,250 | $66,758 | $78,135 | $69,445 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,232 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 68 | $103,013 | $67,296 | $85,922 | $67,030 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 63 | $45,690 | $81,435 | $86,945 | $63,399 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 48 | $64,500 | $60,962 | $75,388 | $59,916 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 45 | $41,000 | $69,049 | $76,970 | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasDoctoral | Doctoral | 41 | $88,816 | $94,076 | $108,383 | $85,168 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's | Master's | 41 | Withheld | $60,606 | $79,054 | $65,767 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Public Policy AnalysisMaster's | Master's | 35 | $41,599 | $56,168 | $87,221 | $93,020 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,241 |
| EconomicsMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,743 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,681 |
| SociologyMaster's | Master's | 26 | $51,263 | $68,137 | $93,752 | $63,330 |
| Nutrition SciencesMaster's | Master's | 22 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | $54,207 | $78,032 | $59,685 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much do Teachers College at Columbia University graduates earn?
$73,294 a year is the median pay of former Teachers College at Columbia University students who work, 10 years after they started. That ranks 302 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Doctoral) at $94,076.
What are the most popular majors at Teachers College at Columbia University?
Behavioral Sciences (319 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (218 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (211 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.