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Master's · Education

Curriculum and Instruction (Master's): earnings by school

230 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$57,064
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$60,655
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$24,446
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 194 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $56,774 and $65,747. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
California State University-Long Beach CA$78,539$100,111—
Concordia University-Irvine CA$88,578$100,038$20,880
University of Redlands CA—$95,860—
Teachers College at Columbia University NY$73,602$86,945$72,323
Alverno College WI$77,251$86,166—
California State University-Fresno CA$74,036$86,139—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$66,464$82,925—
Berry College GA$81,382—$28,467
Utah Valley University UT$63,758$80,763$22,162
City University of Seattle WA$73,754$80,194$29,545
Walden University MN$82,716$80,064$34,333
Boston University MA$66,640$78,782—
California State University-East Bay CA$78,178——
California State University-Sacramento CA$77,481——
La Sierra University CA$67,262$77,289$41,000
McDaniel College MD$69,376$76,616—
Portland State University OR$68,696$76,554$21,068
California State University-San Marcos CA$75,598——
Piedmont University GA—$75,565—
University of St Francis IL$65,408$73,452$12,052
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$56,619$73,195—
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$72,602——
Fitchburg State University MA$66,853$72,362$17,290
University of Maryland-College Park MD$61,451$71,793$29,694
Boston College MA$60,524$71,427$41,000
McKendree University IL—$71,192—
University of the Pacific CA$63,138$71,126$40,954
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$56,157$71,074$37,925
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$56,157$71,074$37,925
National Louis University IL$64,892$70,926$24,973
Northern Illinois University IL$70,651——
Hood College MD—$70,544—
Capella University MN$61,388$70,537$28,475
Thomas University GA$60,317$70,189$31,166
Western Governors University UT$62,983$69,935$7,812
Olivet Nazarene University IL$60,874$69,690$23,649
Plymouth State University NH$62,969$69,403—
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$66,990$68,978$25,854
Lewis University IL—$68,917—
Concordia University-Chicago IL$61,087$68,826$18,044
Buena Vista University IA$61,076$68,691$9,603
University of San Diego CA$59,589$68,584$50,805
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$61,690$67,951$21,000
Texas A & M International University TX$59,415$67,935$20,500
Point Park University PA—$67,919—
New Mexico Highlands University NM$62,389$67,891$16,076
Ball State University IN$47,667$67,573—
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$63,764$67,259$15,100
Vanguard University of Southern California CA$66,793——
Moravian University PA—$66,462—
Lesley University MA$62,818$66,404—
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$61,851$66,277$25,825
Florida International University FL$64,419$66,189$28,946
Loyola University Maryland MD$66,110——
University at Albany NY$64,260$66,047$20,500
University of Florida FL$69,990$66,003$27,195
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX—$65,747—
George Mason University VA$62,286$65,713$26,550
Utah State University UT$65,686——
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$65,686—$27,648
Chadron State College NE$59,162$65,644—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$65,524—$21,844
University of Idaho ID$49,352$65,519—
Minnesota State University Moorhead MN$57,568$65,104$19,796
Texas Tech University TX$61,630$65,068$25,950
Augusta University GA$68,266$65,017$17,967
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$62,068$64,929$18,803
University of North Dakota ND$64,860——
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$61,460$64,700$16,250
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$55,315$64,672$41,000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$58,949$64,542$24,391
Gordon College MA—$64,429—
University of Houston TX$67,767$64,349$27,365
Wayne State College NE$54,674$64,269$14,358
Aurora University IL$64,114—$21,800
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$54,865$63,987$21,500
Vanderbilt University TN—$63,959—
California State University-Los Angeles CA$66,109$63,878$24,028
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$60,671$63,742$25,865
University of North Texas TX$63,684—$26,518
Ashland University OH$58,761$63,212$19,714
The University of Texas at Austin TX$58,463$63,172$39,500
University of Vermont VT—$63,106—
University of Houston-Downtown TX$63,323$63,052—
Montana State University MT$56,655$62,976—
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$62,021$62,807$30,750
Drake University IA$59,788$62,724—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$57,390$62,675$32,800
East Texas A&M University TX$64,935$62,644$30,087
Chapman University CA$62,550——
Sam Houston State University TX$59,933$62,520$26,979
Empire State University NY$61,007$62,453$20,057
University of Denver CO$54,777$62,426—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$59,068$62,403$31,500
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$59,068$62,403$31,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York PA$59,068$62,403$31,500
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$59,068$62,403$31,500
Curry College MA$55,297$62,372—
Wayland Baptist University TX$54,372$62,364$36,900
Concordia University-Nebraska NE$62,583$62,319$23,466
Eastern University PA$62,292—$34,166
Florida Atlantic University FL$63,342$62,090$41,000
Texas Christian University TX$57,921$61,906—
Concordia University Ann Arbor MI$54,950$61,853—
Concordia University-Wisconsin WI$54,950$61,853—
Illinois State University IL$56,273$61,775—
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$60,497$61,774$22,250
Franklin University OH$61,760——
Michigan State University MI$58,727$61,650—
University of Scranton PA—$61,487—
Gardner-Webb University NC$53,190$60,926$31,370
Regent University VA$56,584$60,876—
Houston Christian University TX$56,432$60,834$41,000
Robert Morris University PA—$60,779—
University of North Georgia GA$60,679—$12,619
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$52,988$60,531—
University of West Florida FL$55,838$60,517$22,600
Carroll University WI—$60,484—
Colorado Christian University CO$54,734$60,453$32,341
University of Kansas KS$52,843$60,341$29,526
Texas A&M University-Texarkana TX$48,460$60,207—
Salem University WV$55,776$60,185$18,027
Central Michigan University MI$57,658$60,135$34,403
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE$53,243$60,090$19,125
Bay Path University MA$53,431$59,957—
Lipscomb University TN$52,025$59,936$16,874
University of Connecticut CT$54,711$59,913$20,500
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$54,711$59,913$20,500
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$54,711$59,913$20,500
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$54,711$59,913$20,500
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$54,711$59,913$20,500
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$55,866$59,912—
LaGrange College GA—$59,762$29,583
Ohio Dominican University OH—$59,586—
Louisiana State University-Shreveport LA$59,571——
Emporia State University KS$55,508$59,568$16,259
West Texas A & M University TX—$59,555—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$54,228$59,518—
Kansas State University KS$52,859$59,517—
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$57,018$59,393$23,626
Northern Michigan University MI—$59,272—
University of Richmond VA—$59,094—
Texas A&M University-Victoria TX$59,042—$32,954
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$59,286$58,968—
University of South Florida FL$51,957$58,877$27,000
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA$56,263$58,863—
Grand Canyon University AZ$82,759$58,811$18,543
Georgia College & State University GA$58,772—$20,500
Texas Woman's University TX$58,654——
Wichita State University KS$50,669$58,560$36,654
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$55,349$58,513$28,534
The University of Texas at Tyler TX$55,269$58,447$21,059
William & Mary VA$57,109$58,100$26,035
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$54,594$58,062$23,727
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$58,468$58,052$27,055
University of Colorado Boulder CO$56,066$57,994—
Grand Valley State University MI$56,581$57,952$24,500
The University of Tampa FL—$57,893—
University of Jamestown ND$55,102$57,804$28,923
St Catherine University MN$57,781——
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$61,794$57,538$35,834
Tarleton State University TX$57,432—$29,750
Doane University NE$52,898$57,414$14,629
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$53,955$57,384—
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN$53,955$57,384—
Appalachian State University NC$53,651$57,340—
Peru State College NE$55,347$57,249$15,702
Nova Southeastern University FL$47,686$57,180$51,250
Middle Tennessee State University TN$54,721$56,781$30,750
Angelo State University TX$59,556$56,774—
University of the Southwest NM$56,741—$20,500
Averett University VA$58,657$56,695—
Florida State University FL$53,233$56,672$20,875
Nicholls State University LA$52,081$56,621—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$56,107$56,614$20,475
University of Louisiana at Monroe LA$56,398—$25,400
Northwest Nazarene University ID$56,067$56,334—
Youngstown State University OH$56,271—$15,000
University of Memphis TN$52,818$56,248$36,818
Sacred Heart University CT$56,118——
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$45,997$55,978$20,500
Nebraska Wesleyan University NE—$55,781—
Gannon University PA$53,264$55,601—
Faulkner University AL—$55,548—
University of Indianapolis IN—$55,254—
SUNY at Fredonia NY$55,184——
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$53,311$55,104$23,528
LeTourneau University TX—$55,003—
Liberty University VA$54,902—$34,165
Florida Southern College FL$55,176$54,810—
Mississippi Christian University MS$47,107$54,632$20,500
Boise State University ID$51,510$54,595—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$59,678$54,543$27,700
University of Holy Cross LA$57,239$54,473—
North Greenville University SC—$54,339—
Eastern Illinois University IL$54,265—$17,580
Arkansas State University AR$51,301$54,091$20,811
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$56,872$54,059—
University of Mississippi MS$46,063$53,956$30,124
SUNY Brockport NY$56,841$53,954$21,105
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN—$53,444—
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$51,440$53,319—
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$54,304$52,720$31,563
Georgetown College KY$49,836$52,708$13,293
Lincoln Memorial University TN$47,096$52,404—
Coker University SC$52,180—$26,540
Black Hills State University SD—$51,881—
Tennessee Technological University TN$48,884$51,745$31,428
Austin Peay State University TN$55,426$51,545—
SUNY Buffalo State University NY$49,017$51,175$18,162
Claflin University SC—$51,172—
Missouri Baptist University MO$48,087$50,691—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$49,265$50,116$20,892
The University of Montana MT$48,964$49,672—
Northern State University SD$49,342$49,669—
Montana State University Billings MT—$48,299$32,582
University of Maine ME$48,272——
University of the Cumberlands KY$45,674$48,120$17,792
Francis Marion University SC$47,206—$26,203
Northwest Missouri State University MO$46,017$46,807$15,800
Campbellsville University KY—$46,038—
William Woods University MO$47,268$45,534$22,862
Columbia College MO$42,296$45,010$42,583
Missouri Southern State University MO$44,462——
Saint Vincent College PA$43,686——
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus PR$26,741$41,155—
Caribbean University-Bayamon PR$38,054$38,092$17,700
Caribbean University-Carolina PR$38,054$38,092$17,700
Caribbean University-Ponce PR$38,054$38,092$17,700
Caribbean University-Vega Baja PR$38,054$38,092$17,700