{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-12","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/western-connecticut-state-university/majors/education-subject-teaching","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":130776,"cip4":"13.13","school_slug":"western-connecticut-state-university","major_slug":"education-subject-teaching"},"school":{"name":"Western Connecticut State University","city":"Danbury","state":"CT","control":"Public","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/western-connecticut-state-university","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/western-connecticut-state-university.json"},"major":{"name":"Education (Subject Teaching)","area":"Education","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":39696,"median_earnings_4yr":56882,"median_debt":27000,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.475,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":343,"median_earnings_4yr":51003,"median_debt":26000},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":{"geography":"CT","colleges_reporting":8,"median_earnings_4yr":62630,"difference":-5748},"us":{"colleges_reporting":343,"median_earnings_4yr":51003,"difference":5879},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.41,"finished_in_4_years":0.3309,"finished_within_6_years":0.4975,"cohort":810,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":37781,"geography":"CT","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":3109,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in CT (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":56882,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":13507,"cost_to_finish":59566,"payback_years":3.1,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"3.1 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":13716,"cost_to_finish":60488,"payback_years":3.2,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"3.2 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":16697,"cost_to_finish":73634,"payback_years":3.9,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"3.9 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":18737,"cost_to_finish":82630,"payback_years":4.3,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"4.3 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":21318,"cost_to_finish":94012,"payback_years":4.9,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"4.9 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":7,"of":8,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":129020,"name":"University of Connecticut","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62630,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":25097,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.833,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-connecticut/majors/education-subject-teaching"},{"ipeds_unitid":436818,"name":"University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62630,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":10875,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.527,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-connecticut-waterbury-campus/majors/education-subject-teaching"},{"ipeds_unitid":436827,"name":"University of Connecticut-Avery Point","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62630,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":13807,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.616,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-connecticut-avery-point/majors/education-subject-teaching"},{"ipeds_unitid":436836,"name":"University of Connecticut-Stamford","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62630,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":16798,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.565,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-connecticut-stamford/majors/education-subject-teaching"},{"ipeds_unitid":463056,"name":"University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62630,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":16403,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.651,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-connecticut-hartford-campus/majors/education-subject-teaching"},{"ipeds_unitid":130493,"name":"Southern Connecticut State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":60780,"median_debt":24875,"net_price_average":20857,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.499,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/southern-connecticut-state-university/majors/education-subject-teaching"},{"ipeds_unitid":130776,"name":"Western Connecticut State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56882,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":17604,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.518,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/western-connecticut-state-university/majors/education-subject-teaching"},{"ipeds_unitid":128771,"name":"Central Connecticut State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56607,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":16857,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.484,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/central-connecticut-state-university/majors/education-subject-teaching"}],"careers":[{"soc":"25-2031","title":"High school teacher","median_wage_metro":82960,"metro":"Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area","median_wage_state":80970,"median_wage_us":72040,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":-0.2,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"25-2021","title":"Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education","median_wage_metro":98600,"metro":"Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area","median_wage_state":80600,"median_wage_us":63970,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":-0.4,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"27-2022","title":"Coaches and Scouts","median_wage_metro":60470,"metro":"Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area","median_wage_state":54790,"median_wage_us":47320,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":6.1,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":17604,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":13507,"30-48k":13716,"48-75k":16697,"75-110k":18737,"110k+":21318},"acceptance_rate":0.87,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.518,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}