# Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

> All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postsecondary-teachers-all-other
- SOC code: 25-1199.00
- Career family: Education
- Median annual pay: $77,640 (10th percentile $44,300, 90th percentile $160,700)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.0%
- Openings a year: 12,500
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Also called

Adjunct Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Braille Teacher, City Planning Teacher, College Instructor, College Teacher, Computer Technology Instructor, Faculty Member, Flight Simulation Instructor

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2401) (CIP 2401, 2,186 colleges)
- [Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1312) (CIP 1312, 1,830 colleges)
- [Design and Applied Arts](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5004) (CIP 5004, 1,175 colleges)
- [Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2313) (CIP 2313, 792 colleges)
- [Culinary Arts and Related Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1205) (CIP 1205, 510 colleges)
- [Biological and Physical Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3001) (CIP 3001, 379 colleges)
- [Data Analytics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3071) (CIP 3071, 366 colleges)
- [Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5132) (CIP 5132, 352 colleges)
- [Homeland Security](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4303) (CIP 4303, 337 colleges)
- [Data Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3070) (CIP 3070, 323 colleges)
- [Sustainability Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3033) (CIP 3033, 279 colleges)
- [Engineering-Related Fields](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1515) (CIP 1515, 230 colleges)
- [American Sign Language](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1616) (CIP 1616, 221 colleges)
- [Medical Illustration and Informatics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5127) (CIP 5127, 178 colleges)
- [Natural Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3018) (CIP 3018, 153 colleges)
- [Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3005) (CIP 3005, 113 colleges)
- [Computational Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3030) (CIP 3030, 109 colleges)
- [Museology/Museum Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3014) (CIP 3014, 100 colleges)
- [Historic Preservation and Conservation](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3012) (CIP 3012, 86 colleges)
- [Cognitive Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3025) (CIP 3025, 84 colleges)
- [Science, Technology and Society](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3015) (CIP 3015, 74 colleges)
- [Materials Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4010) (CIP 4010, 69 colleges)
- [Systems Science and Theory](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3006) (CIP 3006, 63 colleges)
- [Physical Sciences, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4099) (CIP 4099, 56 colleges)
- [Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3026) (CIP 3026, 55 colleges)
- Marine Sciences (CIP 3032, 40 colleges)
- Digital Humanities and Textual Studies (CIP 3052, 25 colleges)
- Maritime Studies (CIP 3029, 7 colleges)
- Anthrozoology (CIP 3034, 5 colleges)
- Thanatology (CIP 3053, 5 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Carnegie Mellon University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/carnegie-mellon-university-406) | Cognitive Science | not reported | $162,106 | not reported |
| [George Mason University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/george-mason-university-1065) | Homeland Security | $91,928 | $143,972 | $20,250 |
| [Stanford University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/stanford-university-2589) | Cognitive Science | $105,925 | $131,650 | $8,420 |
| [Tufts University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/tufts-university-2826) | Cognitive Science | $92,588 | $130,801 | $18,250 |
| [University of California-Berkeley CAL](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-california-berkeley-cal-2881) | Cognitive Science | $62,757 | $120,193 | $13,000 |
| [New York University NYU](https://www.collegesref.com/college/new-york-university-nyu-1866) | Engineering-Related Fields | $73,429 | $114,572 | $19,000 |
| [Yale University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/yale-university-3312) | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | not reported | $113,788 | not reported |
| [Georgetown University-DC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/georgetown-university-dc-1068) | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | not reported | $112,722 | not reported |

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.