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Master's · Education

Education, Other (Master's): earnings by school

41 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$57,434
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$65,712
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$29,672
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 30 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $59,003 and $72,585. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Johns Hopkins University MD$256,543$303,202—
New York University NY—$83,789—
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ$71,695$82,156—
Long Island University NY$78,348——
Regis University CO$72,008$78,266—
Rhode Island College RI$63,778$78,105$11,870
Empire State University NY—$75,854—
Southern Methodist University TX$62,434$73,179$17,000
Endicott College MA$69,671$72,585—
Capella University MN$69,722$72,432—
California State University-Northridge CA$45,577$71,067—
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine PA$70,619——
Concordia University-Saint Paul MN$61,567$69,483$17,747
Lesley University MA$60,089$67,170$34,570
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$60,719$66,492—
George Washington University DC$57,411$66,392—
Mary Baldwin University VA$56,684$66,272$29,672
DeSales University PA$57,440$65,153$30,100
Oakland University MI$64,995——
Morningside University IA$59,905$64,279—
Regent University VA$57,143$64,245$31,000
Eastern University PA$62,417$63,634—
Newman University KS$62,554$62,629$13,493
Mount Holyoke College MA$56,517$61,921$23,795
Belmont University TN$60,716——
James Madison University VA$59,535$59,635$33,326
Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI$53,187$59,003—
State University of New York at Oswego NY$57,429—$20,500
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey CA$55,981$57,179$72,686
Middlebury College VT$55,981$57,179$72,686
University of Iowa IA$57,087——
Walsh University OH$51,081$56,602—
University of Louisiana at Monroe LA$55,497——
Pacific University OR$55,495——
Stevenson University MD$55,440——
Columbia College SC$53,471$52,401$20,458
Lindenwood University MO$48,168$52,377$34,167
Yeshiva University NY$50,371——
Sam Houston State University TX$48,733——
Arkansas Tech University AR—$48,047—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro PR$32,217$35,350—