Pennsylvania·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1199

Best Postsecondary Teacher, All Other programs in Pennsylvania, ranked by enrollment

All postsecondary teachers not listed.

118 schools in Pennsylvania run programs that feed this job, graduating 6,861 people a year. The job pays a median of $65,400 in Pennsylvania across about 12,100 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledTeacherLecturerInstructorFaculty MemberFlight TeacherBraille TeacherCollege TeacherScience Teacher
Graduates / yr
6,861
in Pennsylvania
Median pay · Pennsylvania
$65,400
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
12,100
people employed
Schools
118
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
55%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,704
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Pennsylvania that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
CIP 24.01
Liberal Arts and Sciences
2,779graduates / yr
71 schools · 3 specializations · 40.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,961
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.70
Data Science
1,367graduates / yr
20 schools · 2 specializations · 19.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings
English Language And Literature/Letters
CIP 23.13
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
884graduates / yr
39 schools · 4 specializations · 12.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,725
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.01
Biological and Physical Sciences
390graduates / yr
14 schools · 1 specialization · 5.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,446
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.30
Computational Science
270graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 3.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $50,745
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.71
Data Analytics
268graduates / yr
11 schools · 3 specializations · 4.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.33
Sustainability Studies
227graduates / yr
18 schools · 1 specialization · 3.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,223
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.27
Medical Illustration and Informatics
154graduates / yr
11 schools · 1 specialization · 2.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $47,775
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.06
Systems Science and Theory
135graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 2.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,840
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.25
Cognitive Science
127graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 1.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $41,362
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.18
Natural Sciences
52graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,587
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.04
Design and Applied Arts
45graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,611
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.34
Anthrozoology
23graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.52
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies
22graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.05
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
21graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,929
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.32
Health Professions Education
20graduates / yr
4 schools · 2 specializations · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $99,851
Education
CIP 13.12
Teacher Education and Professional Development
19graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $41,127
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.15
Science
16graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,736
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.14
Museology/Museum Studies
12graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Culinary, Entertainment, And Personal Services
CIP 12.05
Culinary Arts and Related Services
9graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $25,404
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.12
Historic Preservation and Conservation
7graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,326
Physical Sciences
CIP 40.10
Materials Sciences
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,216
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.03
Homeland Security
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,281
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.26
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $21,458
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.15
Engineering-Related Fields
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $68,912
Physical Sciences
CIP 40.99
Physical Sciences
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $47,513

35 programs in Pennsylvania that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Pennsylvania (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Pennsylvania page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
11,705
24.9%
71$28,961$12,971
21,366
19.9%
20
3
General Studiesmain feeder
993
14.5%
29$28,961$12,971
4479
7.0%
39$28,725$25,250
5390
5.7%
14$28,446$11,000
6270
3.9%
7$50,745$27,000
7255
3.7%
7$28,725$25,250
8227
3.3%
18$37,223$20,968
9183
2.7%
11
10154
2.2%
11$47,775$25,000
11138
2.0%
15$28,725$25,250
12135
2.0%
3$35,840$23,250
13127
1.9%
5$41,362$17,750
1481
1.2%
14$28,961$12,971
1573
1.1%
2
1652
0.8%
6$29,587$21,610
1745
0.7%
5$31,611$26,000
1823
0.3%
1
1922
0.3%
3
2021
0.3%
5$40,929$25,000
2119
0.3%
4$41,127$25,500
2219
0.3%
4$99,851$21,475
2316
0.2%
2$44,736$18,593
2412
0.2%
6$28,725$25,250
2512
0.2%
3$21,295
2612
0.2%
1
279
0.1%
1$25,404$13,000
287
0.1%
2$35,326$22,812
295
0.1%
1$72,216$24,750
305
0.1%
1$46,281$23,250
312
0.0%
1$21,458$21,125
321
0.0%
1$68,912$25,236
331
0.0%
1
341
0.0%
1$47,513$24,000
351
0.0%
1$99,851$21,475

Top 25 schools in Pennsylvania

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 31 of the 118 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
1,062Data Science, General54%$25,14691%
2University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA Public · 10 feeder programs
588Biological and Physical Sciences$34,38085%58%
3Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA Private not-for-profit · 15 feeder programs
472Systems Science and Theory$95,59894%$23,80312%
4Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA Public · 2 feeder programs
453General Studies$25,89824%
5Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus
University Park, PA Public · 6 feeder programs
391Data Science, General86%61%
6University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs
368Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies97%$22,0555%
7Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA Public · 1 feeder programs
222Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$25,86828%
8West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA Public · 3 feeder programs
209Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies71%78%
9Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs
191Data Science, General78%$36,00479%
10Delaware County Community College
Media, PA Public · 3 feeder programs
161General Studies$29,27724%
11Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA Public · 3 feeder programs
156Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$32,69724%
12Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA Public · 3 feeder programs
146General Studies$30,45521%
13Temple University
Philadelphia, PA Public · 13 feeder programs
135Medical Informatics$52,61175%80%
14Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, PA Public · 3 feeder programs
124General Studies$19,44830%
15Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
124Creative Writing63%$27,08291%
16Pennsylvania State University - World Campus
University Park, PA Public · 7 feeder programs
122Computational Science34%91%
17Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA Public · 4 feeder programs
117General Studies$23,87924%
18Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA Public · 4 feeder programs
78Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$33,17456%91%
19Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
77Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies10%$12,905
20Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Johnstown, PA Public · 1 feeder programs
67General Studies$24,72838%
21Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA Public · 1 feeder programs
67Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies31%
22Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
66Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$13,92037%$25,320
23Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
60Medical Informatics34%$14,14087%
24Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA Public · 5 feeder programs
59Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$33,57352%94%
25Allegheny College
Meadville, PA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
49Sustainability Studies73%$18,52455%

All 118 schools in Pennsylvania

Every school in Pennsylvania with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Pennsylvania that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Eastern UniversitySaint DavidsPrivate not-for-profit1,0623
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh CampusPittsburghPublic58810
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPrivate not-for-profit47215
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghPublic4532
Pennsylvania State University - Main CampusUniversity ParkPublic3916
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPrivate not-for-profit36811
Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue BellPublic2221
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest ChesterPublic2093
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphiaPrivate not-for-profit1916
Delaware County Community CollegeMediaPublic1613
Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPublic1563
Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburgPublic1463
Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaPublic13513
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksvillePublic1243
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-BarrePrivate not-for-profit1244

What postsecondary teachers, all other earn in Pennsylvania

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Pennsylvania
$65,400
Mean annual
$94,570
Jobs in state
12,100
What the range looks like
10th pct$35,770Median$65,40090th pct$199,700
Versus the national median
-15.8%

U.S. median $77,640. Pennsylvania pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
2.07×

Concentrated here: Pennsylvania employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA
$59,060median
2,340 jobs
Erie, PA
$75,910median
110 jobs
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
$80,980median
360 jobs
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
$78,320median
280 jobs
Reading, PA
$61,500median
100 jobs
Lancaster, PA
$73,250median
130 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$62,050median
180 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.8%
Little or no change
Openings per year
13,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
3,400
183,400 → 186,800
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Postsecondary Teachers, All Other page.

How to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other

Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Pennsylvania

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 12.0509Culinary Science/Culinology
  • 13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • 15.1503Packaging Science
  • 16.1602Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
  • 23.1301Writing, General
  • 23.1302Creative Writing
  • 23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • 23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
  • 24.0101Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • 24.0102General Studies
  • 24.0103Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • 30.0101Biological and Physical Sciences
  • 30.0501Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
  • 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
  • 30.1401Museology/Museum Studies
  • 30.1501Science, Technology and Society
  • 30.1801Natural Sciences
  • 30.2501Cognitive Science, General
  • 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
  • 30.2599Cognitive Science, Other(no graduates reported)
  • 30.2601Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • 30.2901Maritime Studies
  • 30.3001Computational Science

Common questions

Answers for people weighing postsecondary teachers, all other programs in Pennsylvania.

What degree do you need to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, which awarded 1,705 degrees in Pennsylvania in 2024-25, 24.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 35 programs to this occupation. The largest are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Data Science, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Biological and Physical Sciences, plus 22 more. Together they graduate about 6,861 people a year in Pennsylvania.

How much do postsecondary teachers, all other earn in Pennsylvania?+

The median is $65,400 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.8% below the U.S. median of $77,640. 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 postsecondary teachers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +1.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 13,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Pennsylvania?+

118 institutions in Pennsylvania reported graduates from at least one of the 35 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.

Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+

BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

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