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

University of Scranton's education program starts below both state and national medians for first-year teacher salaries, landing at the 40th percentile among Pennsylvania programs. With starting pay around $41,000, graduates earn roughly $1,600 less than the typical Pennsylvania education graduate and trail significantly behind programs like Lebanon Valley College and Elizabethtown College, which place teachers at starting salaries above $50,000. That gap matters when you're facing a $27,000 loan balance—right at the state median but still representing about eight months of gross salary.

The positive element here is genuine salary growth: earnings jump 37% to $56,370 by year four, suggesting these graduates either move into administrative roles or benefit from strong union contracts with meaningful step increases. That later-career trajectory helps offset the modest starting point. The relatively low debt burden (25th percentile nationally) also prevents this from becoming a financial crisis, keeping monthly payments manageable on a teacher's salary.

Before committing, recognize that the sample size here is small—fewer than 30 graduates—which means one or two outliers could skew these numbers significantly. For an 84% admission rate school charging private tuition, you'd expect stronger placement outcomes. If your child is Pennsylvania-bound for teaching, several state programs offer better starting salaries with similar or lower debt loads.