Doctoral · Education

Education, Other (Doctoral): earnings by school

14 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$87,777
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$94,581
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$55,261
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 8 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $92,710 and $107,801. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Olivet Nazarene University IL—$118,508—
Clarkson College NE$113,125——
Columbus State University GA$92,974$107,801$55,261
University of West Georgia GA$108,484$101,304—
Xavier University OH$99,936——
Regent University VA$85,210$94,797$80,000
Old Dominion University VA$87,777$94,365$43,130
Missouri Baptist University MO—$92,710—
Capella University MN$85,240$91,214—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$88,304——
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$73,543——
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$65,788——
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR$64,097——
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus PR—$52,028—