Updated October 2026
What can you do with a teaching degree besides teach?
Established in 2019, Teacher Career Coach is a community sharing honest advice for teachers considering new careers. Featured in WSJ, NPR, and Yahoo News, 10k former teachers have used our resources to get new roles.
If you are thinking about leaving the classroom, you may be asking yourself, “What can I do with a teaching degree… other than teach?”
Many teachers worry that changing careers will mean heading back to school for advanced degrees, which means more student loan debt and time spent. Fortunately, that’s NOT the case.
Teaching is an education-focused career. While some areas are becoming more relaxed with the requirements due to the teaching shortage, many states still require schooling and certification in order to become a teacher. And in teaching, any type of pay increase usually depends on more education. You may already have multiple teaching degrees, your masters, and even be working toward a National Board Certification while you are teaching.
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