Best degree programs for Training and Development Managers, ranked by enrollment
9 college programs and 2,394 schools train Training and Development Managers. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $133,000 median wage, 48,050 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
9 college programs at 2,394 schools train training and development managers, graduating 396,467 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Business Administration and Management, General. The job pays a median of $133,000 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About training and development managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
9 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201 | 348,906 | 88.0% | 2,305 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 52.1001 | 18,033 | 4.5% | 518 | $49,084 | $26,536 |
| 3 | CIP 52.0213 | 16,743 | 4.2% | 548 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 4 | CIP 13.0607 | 4,040 | 1.0% | 38 | $33,086 | $26,000 |
| 5 | CIP 52.1003 | 3,311 | 0.8% | 116 | $49,084 | $26,536 |
| 6 | CIP 42.2804 | 3,169 | 0.8% | 127 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 7 | CIP 09.0901 | 1,805 | 0.5% | 79 | $39,658 | $24,500 |
| 8 | CIP 13.0403 | 367 | 0.1% | 19 | $37,480 | $23,000 |
| 9 | CIP 52.1006 | 93 | 0.0% | 9 | $49,084 | $26,536 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What training and development managers earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $156,260 | 6,680 | 1.19× | 229 | 58,735 |
| Arizona | $125,770 | 1,190 | 1.19× | 39 | 28,179 |
| Texas | $124,280 | 6,190 | 1.42× | 138 | 24,448 |
| Florida | $118,290 | 3,550 | 1.16× | 99 | 19,584 |
| Utah | $122,630 | 450 | 0.84× | 12 | 16,293 |
| New York | $171,400 | 3,500 | 1.17× | 141 | 15,566 |
| New Hampshire | $141,360 | 260 | 1.22× | 18 | 14,430 |
| North Carolina | $126,200 | 2,020 | 1.32× | 113 | 13,876 |
| Indiana | $105,130 | 690 | 0.70× | 47 | 12,308 |
| Virginia | $137,520 | 1,050 | 0.83× | 58 | 11,248 |
| Colorado | $139,980 | 850 | 0.96× | 31 | 11,050 |
| Pennsylvania | $122,150 | 1,480 | 0.79× | 110 | 10,105 |
| Illinois | $130,610 | 1,830 | 0.97× | 85 | 9,638 |
| Georgia | $132,120 | 1,480 | 0.98× | 83 | 9,435 |
| Ohio | $128,440 | 990 | 0.58× | 85 | 8,886 |
| Michigan | $118,630 | 900 | 0.66× | 70 | 7,622 |
| New Jersey | $160,540 | 1,540 | 1.16× | 50 | 7,588 |
| Alabama | $128,750 | 150 | 0.22× | 41 | 7,329 |
| Minnesota | $131,680 | 760 | 0.83× | 51 | 7,262 |
| Maryland | $121,920 | 1,250 | 1.47× | 39 | 7,075 |
| Kentucky | $112,750 | 460 | 0.74× | 45 | 6,571 |
| Idaho | $128,120 | 190 | 0.72× | 10 | 5,801 |
| West Virginia | — | 120 | 0.56× | 26 | 5,515 |
| Louisiana | $107,670 | 330 | 0.55× | 29 | 5,383 |
| Tennessee | $121,030 | 840 | 0.83× | 53 | 5,251 |
| South Carolina | $119,460 | 610 | 0.86× | 45 | 4,665 |
| Missouri | $109,250 | 400 | 0.44× | 53 | 4,306 |
| Oklahoma | $104,020 | 400 | 0.75× | 33 | 4,222 |
| Wisconsin | $123,640 | 600 | 0.66× | 49 | 4,059 |
| Connecticut | $145,070 | 630 | 1.19× | 20 | 3,952 |
| Washington | $163,360 | 720 | 0.66× | 48 | 3,894 |
| Iowa | $108,330 | 290 | 0.59× | 44 | 3,588 |
| Nebraska | $105,710 | 440 | 1.39× | 21 | 3,440 |
| Mississippi | $88,030 | 200 | 0.56× | 26 | 2,473 |
| Arkansas | $101,830 | 210 | 0.52× | 33 | 2,425 |
| Kansas | $130,330 | 230 | 0.51× | 34 | 2,327 |
| District of Columbia | $141,710 | 210 | 0.96× | 12 | 2,201 |
| Oregon | $126,570 | 510 | 0.84× | 28 | 1,942 |
| New Mexico | $124,290 | 180 | 0.66× | 23 | 1,635 |
| Maine | $117,170 | 130 | 0.65× | 17 | 1,350 |
| Rhode Island | $116,590 | 100 | 0.64× | 11 | 1,131 |
| Delaware | $172,340 | 70 | 0.50× | 6 | 1,108 |
| Nevada | $99,110 | 620 | 1.30× | 7 | 1,100 |
| South Dakota | $124,150 | 50 | 0.32× | 16 | 911 |
| North Dakota | $114,020 | 50 | 0.40× | 17 | 827 |
| Hawaii | $113,400 | 160 | 0.80× | 7 | 731 |
| Vermont | $124,990 | — | — | 7 | 709 |
| Montana | $98,950 | 70 | 0.47× | 15 | 411 |
| Alaska | $105,430 | 80 | 0.75× | 7 | 381 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
- Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
- Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
- Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.
- Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.
- Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.
- Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.
- Prepare training budget for department or organization.
Skills
- Learning Strategies4.3
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Writing3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Active Learning3.8
Knowledge areas
- Education and Training4.9
- English Language4.4
- Administration and Management4.2
- Personnel and Human Resources4.0
- Customer and Personal Service3.9
- Communications and Media3.3
Abilities
- Oral Expression4.0
- Speech Clarity3.9
- Fluency of Ideas3.9
- Deductive Reasoning3.9
- Oral Comprehension3.9
- Speech Recognition3.9
Core activities
- Training and Teaching Others4.9
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.8
- Working with Computers4.7
- Getting Information4.7
- Coaching and Developing Others4.7
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.6
Tools and technology
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How to become a Training
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- 5 years or more
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Training and Development Managers9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 09.0901Organizational Communication, General
- 13.0403Adult and Continuing Education Administration
- 13.0607Learning Sciences
- 42.2804Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
- 52.0213Organizational Leadership
- 52.1001Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
- 52.1003Organizational Behavior Studies
- 52.1006Executive/Career Coaching
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Training?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 348,906 degrees in 2024-25, 88.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Training?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Human Resources Management and Services, Educational Assessment, Clinical, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 396,467 people a year.
How much do training and development managers earn?+
The median is $133,000 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $79,550 at the 10th percentile to $233,600 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for training and development managers growing?+
BLS projects a +5.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 3,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
2,394 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 9 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do training and development managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Learning Manager, Training Manager, Training Director, L and D Director (Learning and Development Director) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3131.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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