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Major · Education

A catchall code housing religious-school and CC teacher prep

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other (CIP 13.1399) is the catchall code for specialized teacher-prep programs not fitting a named subject CIP. About 912 students complete it across 84 institutions, with bachelor’s graduates earning around $51,376 in tracked five-year wages.

Schools offering
84
Annual completions
912
Typical degree level
Associate's + Bachelor's
Median earnings (5yr)
$50k

About this major

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other (CIP 13.1399) is the catchall code universities use for teacher-prep programs that don’t fit a named subject-area CIP. The CIP definition is deliberately broad: any instructional program in teacher education, specific academic and vocational programs not listed above. In practice, this code houses two very different kinds of programs. The first is religious-education teacher prep — Orthodox Jewish seminaries that train teachers for religious-school networks under a curriculum (Hebrew, Torah studies, religious pedagogy) that doesn’t map to public-school subject CIPs. The second is community-college pre-education transfer pathways, where students complete the first two years of a teacher-prep curriculum before transferring to a four-year licensure-track program.

The major fits two distinct student profiles. For the seminary-track student, this is a vocational credential serving a specific religious community where teaching positions exist within established school networks. For the community-college student, this is a transfer-bound stepping stone toward a bachelor’s and state teacher licensure. Both paths reward strong communication skill, patience with younger learners, and content fluency — but the credentialing endpoints differ sharply. Public-school K-12 teaching requires state licensure; religious-school teaching often does not.

One grounded observation about the institution-mix: 912 students complete this CIP across 84 institutions, with Associated Beth Rivkah Schools alone producing 204 (22% of national output) and the top six all serving either Orthodox Jewish or Missouri community-college populations. Bachelor’s graduates earn $51,376 in five-year tracked wages and associate’s graduates $34,368 — a $17,000 spread reflecting the bachelor’s-plus-licensure norm in state-recognized K-12 teaching. Adjacent named CIPs — Music Teacher Education (13.1312, 3,229 completions), English/Language Arts (13.1305, 1,846), Social Studies (13.1318, 1,336), Math (13.1311, 1,090), Art (13.1302, 1,062), Health (13.1307, 848) — cover the standard K-12 subjects with defined state-recognized curricula.

Section 3 · Careers

Where this major leads

Occupations most often associated with this major, from the federal BLS+O*NET crosswalk. Job-growth projections and median wages are national.

Occupation Median wage Job growth Typical education
Teachers and instructors, all other $65k -0.1% Bachelor's degree
Education teachers, postsecondary $72k +2.1% Doctoral or professional degree
Section 4 · Earnings

Earnings at a glance

Median graduate earnings from the federal College Scorecard, 5 and 10 years out.

Median 5-year earnings

$50k

Associate's vs Bachelor's — early-career earnings

Associate's

$34k

Bachelor's

$51k

Who this major is for

You may thrive here if you’re training to teach in a religious-school network where the curriculum sits outside named public-school subject CIPs and you’re part of the community the program serves, you’re using a community-college 13.1399 program as a transfer pathway toward a bachelor’s and state teacher licensure, you’re drawn to interdisciplinary or vocational-subject teaching (where named CIPs don’t map), you’re realistic about the bachelor’s-and-licensure norm for public-school K-12 teaching, and the wage range ($35,000-$55,000 entry, with state and district variation) matches your financial expectations.

Think twice if your target is teaching a specific named subject in K-12 — English/Language Arts (CIP 13.1305), Mathematics (13.1311), Social Studies (13.1318), Art (13.1302), Music (13.1312), or Health (13.1307) all have defined state-recognized teacher-prep curricula and clearer licensure paths than the catchall. Reconsider if you’re at a community college and the 13.1399 program isn’t structured as an articulated transfer agreement to a four-year licensure-track institution; without that structure, the credential won’t lead cleanly to certification. Also pause if you saw the $72,090 postsecondary-education-teacher figure and assumed it was reachable — that’s a doctorate-required academic role, not a K-12 teaching outcome.

Section 6 · Where to study

Top colleges for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other

Ranked by annual completions at the associate's or bachelor's level — a proxy for program scale.

College Location Assoc. Bach. Total
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools Brooklyn, NY 204 0 204
Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO 77 0 77
Ohel Margulia Seminary Monsey, NY 76 0 76
Moberly Area Community College Moberly, MO 54 0 54
Crowder College Neosho, MO 53 0 53
Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO 50 0 50
Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO 45 0 45
New York Seminary Brooklyn, NY 44 0 44
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 0 42 42
Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov Brooklyn, NY 40 0 40
Section 7 · Explore sideways

Related majors to explore

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

4,787 completions/yr

Music Teacher Education

3,229 completions/yr

English/Language Arts Teacher Education

1,846 completions/yr

Education, Other

1,721 completions/yr

Social Studies Teacher Education

1,336 completions/yr

Mathematics Teacher Education

1,090 completions/yr

Art Teacher Education

1,062 completions/yr

Health Teacher Education

848 completions/yr
Section 9 · Frequently asked

Common questions

What does this catchall CIP actually cover?
The CIP definition is deliberately broad: any instructional program in teacher education, specific academic and vocational programs not listed above. In practice, this code houses programs that don’t map to named subject-area teacher-prep CIPs (English/Language Arts 13.1305, Math 13.1311, Music 13.1312, Art 13.1302, Social Studies 13.1318, Health 13.1307). Specific program content varies considerably by institution — examples include religious-education teacher prep, vocational-subject teacher training, or interdisciplinary education programs.
Why are religious schools and Missouri community colleges so dominant?
The top producer is Associated Beth Rivkah Schools (204 graduates, 22% of national output), an Orthodox Jewish girls’ seminary in Brooklyn — followed by Ohel Margulia Seminary, New York Seminary, and Seminar L’Moros Bais Yaakov. These programs train teachers for religious-school networks and slot under 13.1399 because their subject focus (Hebrew, Torah studies, or religious-education methods) doesn’t fit a named CIP. The second cluster is Missouri community colleges (Ozarks Tech 77, Moberly Area 54, Crowder 53, Three Rivers 50, Mineral Area 45) running pre-education transfer pathways. The CIP code masks two very different program purposes.
What jobs do graduates land — and at what pay?
The named destination is teachers and instructors, all other ($64,690, -0.1% growth, bachelor’s typical) — a catchall BLS line. Real graduate destinations split by program: religious-school teaching for the seminary track (typically lower-paying than public schools but with community fit), and licensed K-12 classroom teaching after a bachelor’s transfer and state certification for the CC-pathway track. Bachelor’s graduates in this packet earn $51,376 in five-year tracked wages, in line with early-career public-school teaching. Postsecondary education teachers ($72,090) require a doctoral degree.
Does the bachelor’s wage premium reflect what I’ll actually earn?
Probably yes for state-licensed teaching. Bachelor’s graduates earn $51,376 versus $34,368 for associate’s — a $17,000 gap reflecting the bachelor’s-plus-licensure norm in K-12 teaching. The associate’s figure tracks early-career religious-school teaching and pre-education students who haven’t completed transfer. State-licensed K-12 teaching pays more from the start because the credential and certification are required.
If I want to teach a specific subject, should I pick this CIP?
Probably not. Named subject-area CIPs — English/Language Arts (13.1305, 1,846 completions), Math (13.1311, 1,090), Art (13.1302, 1,062), Social Studies (13.1318, 1,336), Health (13.1307, 848), Music (13.1312, 3,229) — are smaller individually but together cover the standard K-12 subjects with state-recognized teacher-prep curricula. Choose the named CIP that matches your target subject. Choose 13.1399 only if your goal is religious-education teaching, vocational-subject teaching, or an interdisciplinary program your school slots here.
Do I still need state certification for K-12 teaching?
Yes, in every state. A bachelor’s in any teacher-education CIP is the typical academic credential, but state licensure is the actual job gate — earned by completing an approved teacher-prep program (with student teaching), passing state-required content and pedagogy exams, and applying for the license in your target state. Religious schools often hire without state certification, which is one reason the seminary-track graduates and the CC-transfer-to-public-school-teaching graduates show different wage outcomes.