Teachers College at Columbia University Rankings by Salary Score

Salary and Debt by Major at Teachers College Columbia
We calculated a salary score for each of Teachers College Columbia's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at Teachers College Columbia to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is based on the school's by-program performance weighted by student enrollment in each program. Data is sourced from the December 2020 release of the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid. Debt and salary numbers are shown rounded to the nearest $10.
Salary Scores for TC Master's Degrees
Field of Study | Employment Rate | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | Not Reported | $53,360 | |
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Not Reported | $66,330 | |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $95,580 | $52,000 | |
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $105,060 | $68,310 | |
Curriculum and Instruction | $50,950 | $63,750 | |
Educational Administration and Supervision | $45,200 | $72,330 | |
Educational/Instructional Media Design | $57,780 | $71,580 | |
International and Comparative Education | $73,180 | $55,860 | |
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Not Reported | $48,040 | |
Research and Experimental Psychology | $66,250 | $67,420 | |
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Not Reported | $59,720 | |
Sociology | $71,690 | $62,410 | |
Special Education and Teaching | $57,190 | $57,940 | |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $69,780 | $63,010 | |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $58,200 | $63,650 | |
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $48,750 | $60,880 |
Salary Scores for TC Doctoral Degrees
Field of Study | Employment Rate | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Curriculum and Instruction | $71,750 | $76,460 | |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $117,500 | $72,020 |
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I mention things at interviews I learned in the first semester at TC that the interviewing admins had never heard of. It can definitely make you more knowledgeable of education than those to whom you report, which can cause friction with those who view their employees as objects to mold rather than sources to bring them up to speed. I never heard block scheduling mentioned once while at TC, despite its having such an impact on instruction delivery. I also didn't leave with a lot of content, except from the... Read More
This year, I received my master's in clinical psychology from TC. Apart from the impressive faculty and broad course selection, I consider the graduate student network to be the most valuable draw to the program. Let me be frank - there are several master's in psych programs across the country - almost all of which will be cheaper to attend than TC. However, this is the only program that will connect you to a tight-knit group of leaders in psychological research. After the first month or two (when everyone... Read More