Vermont·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1071

Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Vermont, ranked by enrollment

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.

4 schools in Vermont run programs that feed this job, graduating 385 people a year. The job pays a median of $107,500 in Vermont across about 1,170 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorClinical ProfessorAssistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorTeacherLecturerInstructorFaculty Member
Graduates / yr
385
in Vermont
Median pay · Vermont
$107,500
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,170
people employed
Schools
4
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
55%
across those schools
Median net price
$25,029
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Vermont that lead to this job

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

Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.22
Public Health
98graduates / yr
2 schools · 3 specializations · 25.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,762
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.19
Nutrition Sciences
79graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 20.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,508
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.09
Allied Health Diagnostic
54graduates / yr
1 schools · 4 specializations · 14.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $53,520
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.23
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
53graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 13.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,966
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.02
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
44graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 11.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $24,665
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.08
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
20graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 5.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,507
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
12graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 3.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $49,401
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
CIP 01.83
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
10graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 2.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,581
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.06
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
10graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 2.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,924
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.10
Pharmacology and Toxicology
4graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $39,202
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.11
Biomathematics
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,338

18 programs in Vermont that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Vermont (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 Vermont page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 30.1901In Vermont
79
20.5%
1$30,508$24,586
2
CIP 51.2201In Vermont
69
17.9%
2$36,762$25,076
3
CIP 51.0201In Vermont
44
11.4%
1$24,665$22,500
4
CIP 51.2308In Vermont
37
9.6%
1$35,966$26,323
5
CIP 51.2212In Vermont
26
6.8%
1$36,762$25,076
6
CIP 51.0904In Vermont
21
5.5%
1$53,520$20,250
7
CIP 51.2306In Vermont
16
4.2%
1$35,966$26,323
8
CIP 51.0911In Vermont
15
3.9%
1$53,520$20,250
9
CIP 51.0913In Vermont
12
3.1%
1$53,520$20,250
10
CIP 51.1005In Vermont
12
3.1%
1$49,401$19,848
11
CIP 51.0805In Vermont
11
2.9%
1$29,507$11,000
12
CIP 01.8301In Vermont
10
2.6%
1$33,581$14,171
13
CIP 51.0602In Vermont
10
2.6%
1$28,924$10,782
14
CIP 51.0801In Vermont
9
2.3%
1$29,507$11,000
15
CIP 51.0907In Vermont
6
1.6%
1$53,520$20,250
16
CIP 26.1001In Vermont
4
1.0%
1$39,202$18,000
17
CIP 51.2299In Vermont
3
0.8%
1$36,762$25,076
18
CIP 26.1102In Vermont
1
0.3%
1$72,338$18,500

Top 4 schools in Vermont

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 4 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Vermont
Burlington, VT Public · 10 feeder programs
286Nutrition Sciences$33,38979%65%
2Vermont State University
Randolph, VT Public · 5 feeder programs
68Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)47%82%
3Community College of Vermont
Montpelier, VT Public · 2 feeder programs
20Pharmacy Technician/Assistant20%
4Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
11Public Health, General73%$25,02985%

All 4 schools in Vermont

Every school in Vermont 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 Vermont that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of VermontBurlingtonPublic28610
Vermont State UniversityRandolphPublic685
Community College of VermontMontpelierPublic202
Saint Michael's CollegeColchesterPrivate not-for-profit112

What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Vermont

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

Median annual in Vermont
$107,500
Mean annual
$134,950
Jobs in state
1,170
What the range looks like
10th pct$65,770Median$107,50090th pct$323,700
Versus the national median
+0.2%

U.S. median $107,310. Vermont pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
2.72×

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

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+17.3%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
27,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
50,100
289,600 → 339,700
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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.

How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

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

Related careers in Vermont

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
  • 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
  • 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
  • 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
  • 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
  • 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
  • 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
  • 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
  • 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
  • 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
  • 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
  • 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
  • 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • 26.0403Anatomy
  • 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • 26.0913Biomechanics
  • 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
  • 26.1001Pharmacology
  • 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
  • 26.1003Neuropharmacology
  • 26.1004Toxicology

Common questions

Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in Vermont.

What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Nutrition Sciences, which awarded 79 degrees in Vermont in 2024-25, 20.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 18 programs to this occupation. The largest are Public Health, Nutrition Sciences, Allied Health Diagnostic, Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, plus 7 more. Together they graduate about 385 people a year in Vermont.

How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Vermont?+

The median is $107,500 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.2% above the U.S. median of $107,310. 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 health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+

BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

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

4 institutions in Vermont reported graduates from at least one of the 18 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 health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.

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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.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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