Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, New York · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
16of 16 assessed programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year).
16 of 72 programs could be assessed. The other 56: 55 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. These are graduate programs, compared with the high-school line, which is not the federal test for them.
Average net price, all familiesnot reported
What it would cost
ED reports no net price for this school, so there is no cost figure to show. Its own cost page, or its net price calculator, is the place to check.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New York high-school graduate ($35,746 a year).
16 of 72 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $76,686 | +$40,940 | above HS line | $51,964 | 1.3 yrs | 218 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $91,522 | +$55,776 | above HS line | $81,639 | 1.5 yrs | 211 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $94,693 | +$58,947 | above HS line | $50,500 | 0.9 yrs | 172 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $90,375 | +$54,629 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 113 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | $73,440 | +$37,694 | above HS line | $58,988 | 1.6 yrs | 104 |
| International and Comparative Education | Master's Degree | $78,135 | +$42,389 | above HS line | $68,250 | 1.6 yrs | 79 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $85,922 | +$50,176 | above HS line | $103,013 | 2.1 yrs | 68 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $86,945 | +$51,199 | above HS line | $45,690 | 0.9 yrs | 63 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $75,388 | +$39,642 | above HS line | $64,500 | 1.6 yrs | 48 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $76,970 | +$41,224 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.0 yrs | 45 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | $108,383 | +$72,637 | above HS line | $88,816 | 1.2 yrs | 41 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $79,054 | +$43,308 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $87,221 | +$51,475 | above HS line | $41,599 | 0.8 yrs | 35 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | $93,752 | +$58,006 | above HS line | $51,263 | 0.9 yrs | 26 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | $78,032 | +$42,286 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | $91,322 | +$55,576 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $86,022 | not assessed | 319 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 68 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Communication Disorders | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| International and Comparative Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Political Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Special Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Sociology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,746 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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