Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at University of Mobile

University of Mobile graduates earn slightly above both the national and Alabama medians for teacher education programs, but the real story here is the debt load. At $30,750, graduates carry about 22% more debt than the typical Alabama teacher education student and roughly 18% more than the national average. This places the program in the 95th percentile nationally for debt—meaning only 5% of comparable programs saddle students with more borrowing.

The first-year salary of $42,701 isn't bad for a teaching degree in Alabama—it beats the state median and puts graduates in the 60th percentile statewide. But with a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.72, new teachers are starting their careers owing nearly nine months of their gross salary. That's manageable but not comfortable, especially on a teacher's budget. Programs like Alabama and Auburn deliver similar earnings with roughly $5,000-7,000 less debt.

The small sample size here (under 30 graduates) means these numbers could swing significantly year to year, so treat them as directional rather than definitive. If your child is already committed to teaching and has strong reasons to attend University of Mobile specifically, the earnings outcome is decent. But if affordability is the priority, Alabama's public universities offer comparable teaching credentials with substantially less financial burden.