In our study, we examine the characteristics of professional teacher training programs at the University of Debrecen, the career motivations, training experiences, and future plans of graduates and current students, with the aim of better understanding the motivations for participating in professional teacher training, the experiences of participants, and their attitudes toward a career in professional teaching. We used an online questionnaire for data collection, which was based on a measurement tool from previous research by Barbara Máté Szabó and Edina Márkus. We modified a few points in the basic questionnaire and also included the FIT-Choice scale to measure career choice motives. The vast majority of respondents obtained their degree(s) at the University of Debrecen. According to our results, respondents chose their career path based on internal motivation, interest in the profession, and commitment, rather than external pressure or as a last resort. Our results partially confirm previous analyses conducted on Hungarian samples, namely that intrinsic motivations are decisive in choosing a teaching career.