Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

$83,980
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+7% projected 2024–2034

What They Do

Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a variety of academic subjects beyond the high school level.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Education(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$238,614
Education(grad-cert)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$232,960
Curriculum and Instruction(doctoral)St. John's University-New York, NY
$142,452
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Mercy University, NY
$140,982
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)West Coast University-Los Angeles, CA
$130,904
Education(doctoral)Harvard University, MA
$127,194
Education(doctoral)University of California-San Diego, CA
$122,372
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Millersville University of Pennsylvania, PA
$116,465
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Stony Brook University, NY
$115,213
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research(doctoral)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$113,246
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Framingham State University, MA
$108,704
Education(doctoral)University of Southern California, CA
$108,535
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Loyola University Chicago, IL
$107,579
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(bachelors)Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, NY
$106,754
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)University of Phoenix-California, CA
$106,556
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)University of Phoenix-Arizona, AZ
$106,556
Education(doctoral)American International College, MA
$105,865
Education(doctoral)University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA
$105,865
Education(doctoral)Clark University, MA
$105,865
Education(doctoral)Lesley University, MA
$105,865
Education(doctoral)Northeastern University Professional Programs, MA
$105,865
Education(doctoral)Boston University, MA
$105,865
Education(doctoral)University of Massachusetts-Boston, MA
$105,865
Education(doctoral)Columbus State University, GA
$105,126
Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)St Catherine University, MN
$104,119

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