Bachelor's · Education

Education, General (Bachelor's): earnings by school

89 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$43,246
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$49,239
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 66 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $45,791 and $54,648. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Bellevue University NE—$93,688—
Seattle Pacific University WA—$70,584—
City University of Seattle WA$66,411—$19,330
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL—$65,864—
Denison University OH—$65,429—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$43,090$65,217$10,372
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$43,090$65,217$10,372
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$43,090$65,217$10,372
Chapman University CA$34,412$64,917$18,750
Monmouth University NJ$56,836$63,068$26,531
Syracuse University NY—$62,372—
Colgate University NY—$57,530—
Boston University MA—$56,556—
Beloit College WI—$56,414$25,207
University of Mount Olive NC—$56,226—
Merrimack College MA$40,825$55,180—
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$43,945$55,116$12,048
Texas Tech University TX$54,794—$13,536
University of Hawaii-West Oahu HI$54,546$54,648$14,139
University of Oregon OR$37,489$54,434$18,955
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$54,412—$17,926
University of California-Irvine CA$33,146$54,356$9,016
SUNY Brockport NY$46,704$54,018$24,075
Central State University OH$53,976—$5,575
University of North Texas TX$53,900—$19,104
Pacific University OR$43,173$53,333$21,500
Springfield College MA$50,833$53,222$27,000
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$50,488$52,895—
Texas Woman's University TX$52,701—$18,125
Southern Connecticut State University CT$44,822$52,659$25,500
Michigan State University MI$48,981$52,243$19,500
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$52,046—$13,160
Southwestern University TX$49,628$52,035$19,000
Buena Vista University IA—$50,997—
Empire State University NY$38,269$50,954$18,583
Florida Atlantic University FL—$50,946$18,172
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$43,017$50,728$15,100
Nelson University TX$43,232$50,491$25,125
Western Governors University UT$43,747$49,646$12,870
Curry College MA—$49,250—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$45,576$49,228$24,308
Grand Valley State University MI$45,764$49,225$24,685
Flagler College FL$50,252$49,104—
Hamline University MN—$48,878—
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$41,469$48,795—
Oregon State University OR$48,769—$23,916
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$48,769—$23,916
University of Arkansas AR$37,595$48,188—
Bay Path University MA—$47,941$22,500
Salem College NC—$47,488—
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$42,526$47,107$31,250
Smith College MA$46,922—$13,480
University of Florida FL$46,715—$12,000
University of Florida-Online FL$46,715—$12,000
Midland University NE$49,004$46,695$25,000
Wilkes University PA$46,664——
Kent State University at Kent OH$40,540$46,646$26,998
Fairmont State University WV$39,665$46,625$20,625
Heidelberg University OH$40,298$46,402$27,000
Wilmington University DE$45,232$46,324$29,972
Western Oregon University OR$49,487$46,042$17,168
Hope International University CA—$45,971$19,500
John Carroll University OH$40,628$45,791$22,375
Salem State University MA$46,530$45,568$21,500
Webster University MO$37,883$45,411$21,250
Belmont Abbey College NC—$44,460—
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI$43,246$44,331$18,000
Brown University RI$43,467——
Wellesley College MA$43,429——
Wilmington College OH$38,904$43,077$24,375
Wingate University NC$42,972—$27,000
Tusculum University TN$41,139$42,927—
Southern Oregon University OR$42,701—$22,550
Corban University OR$48,192$42,243$24,250
Saint Louis University MO$42,647$42,112$25,074
Southern New Hampshire University NH$33,825$42,034$17,750
University of Virginia's College at Wise VA$41,102$41,804—
Liberty University VA—$41,664—
University of Arkansas at Monticello AR—$41,606$17,368
Winthrop University SC$40,967—$25,000
Harris-Stowe State University MO—$40,247$27,500
Illinois College IL$38,991—$27,000
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$36,023$38,074$17,500
Berea College KY—$36,412—
Missouri Baptist University MO—$35,906—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$35,271—$13,250
University of La Verne CA$34,846—$25,000
Boise State University ID$31,423—$23,276
University of California-San Diego CA$31,163—$11,700