Teachers College at Columbia University

New York, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 16 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 56 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

16 of 72 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$76,686	+$40,940	clears the bar	$51,964	1.3 yrs	266
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$91,522	+$55,776	clears the bar	$81,639	1.5 yrs	220
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$94,693	+$58,947	clears the bar	$50,500	0.9 yrs	127
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	$73,440	+$37,694	clears the bar	$58,988	1.6 yrs	90
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$75,388	+$39,642	clears the bar	$64,500	1.6 yrs	81
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$90,375	+$54,629	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Special Education	Master's Degree	$76,970	+$41,224	clears the bar	$41,000	1.0 yrs	73
International and Comparative Education	Master's Degree	$78,135	+$42,389	clears the bar	$68,250	1.6 yrs	69
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$86,945	+$51,199	clears the bar	$45,690	0.9 yrs	65
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$85,922	+$50,176	clears the bar	$103,013	2.1 yrs	59
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$79,054	+$43,308	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	$108,383	+$72,637	clears the bar	$88,816	1.2 yrs	39
Sociology	Master's Degree	$93,752	+$58,006	clears the bar	$51,263	0.9 yrs	29
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$87,221	+$51,475	clears the bar	$41,599	0.8 yrs	22
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$91,322	+$55,576	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$78,032	+$42,286	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$86,022	insufficient data	298
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
International and Comparative Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Behavioral Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nutrition Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Behavioral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.