Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at University of Indianapolis

University of Indianapolis graduates more than $4,700 above the national median for teacher education programs—placing them in the 85th percentile nationally—though that performance looks less remarkable when compared to Indiana's other education schools. At $47,783 in first-year earnings, these graduates land solidly in the middle tier among the state's 33 programs, trailing Franklin College and IU Indianapolis but keeping pace with regional competitors like Valparaiso and Anderson.

The debt picture is encouraging: at $27,000, graduates carry essentially the state median and emerge with a manageable 0.57 debt-to-earnings ratio. That's half of what many bachelor's programs demand. The earnings dip to $45,310 by year four follows a common pattern in teaching, where initial salary schedules flatten before the next credential or master's degree bump.

The small sample size—under 30 graduates—means these numbers could shift considerably with more data. But for parents evaluating a teaching program at a selective admission school where over a third of students receive Pell grants, the fundamentals work: reasonable debt, above-average starting salaries, and graduates entering a field with stable employment. Indiana's teacher shortage also means job security, even if the pay ceiling isn't high.