Curriculum and Instruction: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of curriculum and instruction graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 200 colleges. National median: $57,109, rising to $60,517 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Concordia University-Irvine	CA	$88,578	$100,038	$20,880
2	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$82,759	$58,811	$18,543
3	Walden University	MN	$82,716	$80,064	$34,333
4	Berry College	GA	$81,382	—	$28,467
5	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$78,539	$100,111	—
6	California State University-East Bay	CA	$78,178	—	—
7	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$77,481	—	—
8	Alverno College	WI	$77,251	$86,166	—
9	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$75,598	—	—
10	California State University-Fresno	CA	$74,036	$86,139	—
11	City University of Seattle	WA	$73,754	$80,194	$29,545
12	Teachers College at Columbia University	NY	$73,602	$86,945	$72,323
13	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$72,602	—	—
14	Northern Illinois University	IL	$70,651	—	—
15	University of Florida	FL	$69,990	$66,003	$27,195
16	McDaniel College	MD	$69,376	$76,616	—
17	Portland State University	OR	$68,696	$76,554	$21,068
18	Augusta University	GA	$68,266	$65,017	$17,967
19	University of Houston	TX	$67,767	$64,349	$27,365
20	La Sierra University	CA	$67,262	$77,289	$41,000
21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$66,990	$68,978	$25,854
22	Fitchburg State University	MA	$66,853	$72,362	$17,290
23	Vanguard University of Southern California	CA	$66,793	—	—
24	Boston University	MA	$66,640	$78,782	—
25	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$66,464	$82,925	—
26	Loyola University Maryland	MD	$66,110	—	—
27	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$66,109	$63,878	$24,028
28	Utah State University	UT	$65,686	—	—
29	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$65,686	—	$27,648
30	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$65,524	$61,395	$21,844
31	University of St Francis	IL	$65,408	$73,452	$12,052
32	East Texas A&M University	TX	$64,935	$62,644	$30,087
33	National Louis University	IL	$64,892	$70,926	$24,973
34	University of North Dakota	ND	$64,860	—	—
35	Florida International University	FL	$64,419	$66,189	$28,946
36	University at Albany	NY	$64,260	$66,047	$20,500
37	Aurora University	IL	$64,114	—	$21,800
38	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$63,764	$67,259	$15,100
39	Utah Valley University	UT	$63,758	$80,763	$22,162
40	University of North Texas	TX	$63,684	—	$26,518
41	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$63,342	$62,090	$41,000
42	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	$63,323	$63,052	—
43	University of the Pacific	CA	$63,138	$71,126	$40,954
44	Western Governors University	UT	$62,983	$69,935	$7,812
45	Plymouth State University	NH	$62,969	$69,403	—
46	Lesley University	MA	$62,818	$66,404	—
47	Concordia University-Nebraska	NE	$62,583	$62,319	$23,466
48	Chapman University	CA	$62,550	—	—
49	New Mexico Highlands University	NM	$62,389	$67,891	$16,076
50	Eastern University	PA	$62,292	—	$34,166
51	George Mason University	VA	$62,286	$65,713	$26,550
52	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$62,068	$64,929	$18,803
53	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$62,021	$62,807	$30,750
54	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$61,851	$66,277	$25,825
55	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$61,794	$57,538	$35,834
56	Franklin University	OH	$61,760	—	—
57	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$61,690	$67,951	$21,000
58	Texas Tech University	TX	$61,630	$65,068	$25,950
59	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$61,460	$64,700	$16,250
60	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$61,451	$71,793	$29,694
61	Capella University	MN	$61,388	$70,537	$28,475
62	Concordia University-Chicago	IL	$61,087	$68,826	$18,044
63	Buena Vista University	IA	$61,076	$68,691	$9,603
64	Empire State University	NY	$61,007	$62,453	$20,057
65	Olivet Nazarene University	IL	$60,874	$69,690	$23,649
66	University of North Georgia	GA	$60,679	—	$12,619
67	University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$60,671	$63,742	$25,865
68	Boston College	MA	$60,524	$71,427	$41,000
69	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$60,497	$61,774	$22,250
70	Thomas University	GA	$60,317	$70,189	$31,166
71	Sam Houston State University	TX	$59,933	$62,520	$26,979
72	Drake University	IA	$59,788	$62,724	—
73	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$59,678	$54,543	$27,700
74	University of San Diego	CA	$59,589	$68,584	$50,805
75	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	LA	$59,571	—	—
76	Angelo State University	TX	$59,556	$56,774	—
77	Texas A & M International University	TX	$59,415	$67,935	$20,500
78	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$59,286	$58,968	—
79	Chadron State College	NE	$59,162	$65,644	—
80	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$59,068	$62,403	$31,500
81	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$59,068	$62,403	$31,500
82	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	$59,068	$62,403	$31,500
83	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$59,068	$62,403	$31,500
84	Texas A&M University-Victoria	TX	$59,042	—	$32,954
85	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$58,949	$64,542	$24,391
86	Georgia College & State University	GA	$58,772	—	$20,500
87	Ashland University	OH	$58,761	$63,212	$19,714
88	Michigan State University	MI	$58,727	$61,650	—
89	Averett University	VA	$58,657	$56,695	—
90	Texas Woman's University	TX	$58,654	—	—
91	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$58,468	$58,052	$27,055
92	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$58,463	$63,172	$39,500
93	Texas Christian University	TX	$57,921	$61,906	—
94	St Catherine University	MN	$57,781	—	—
95	Central Michigan University	MI	$57,658	$60,135	$34,403
96	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	$57,568	$65,104	$19,796
97	Tarleton State University	TX	$57,432	—	$29,750
98	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$57,390	$62,675	$32,800
99	University of Holy Cross	LA	$57,239	$54,473	—
100	William & Mary	VA	$57,109	$58,100	$26,035
101	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$57,018	$59,393	$23,626
102	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$56,872	$54,059	—
103	SUNY Brockport	NY	$56,841	$53,954	$21,105
104	University of the Southwest	NM	$56,741	—	$20,500
105	Montana State University	MT	$56,655	$62,976	—
106	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$56,619	$73,195	—
107	Regent University	VA	$56,584	$60,876	—
108	Grand Valley State University	MI	$56,581	$57,952	$24,500
109	Houston Christian University	TX	$56,432	$60,834	$41,000
110	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	$56,398	—	$25,400
111	Illinois State University	IL	$56,273	$61,775	—
112	Youngstown State University	OH	$56,271	—	$15,000
113	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$56,263	$58,863	—
114	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$56,157	$71,074	$37,925
115	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$56,157	$71,074	$37,925
116	Sacred Heart University	CT	$56,118	—	—
117	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$56,107	$56,614	$20,475
118	Northwest Nazarene University	ID	$56,067	$56,334	—
119	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$56,066	$57,994	—
120	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$55,866	$59,912	—
121	University of West Florida	FL	$55,838	$60,517	$22,600
122	Salem University	WV	$55,776	$60,185	$18,027
123	Emporia State University	KS	$55,508	$59,568	$16,259
124	Austin Peay State University	TN	$55,426	$51,545	—
125	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$55,349	$58,513	$28,534
126	Peru State College	NE	$55,347	$57,249	$15,702
127	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$55,315	$64,672	$41,000
128	Curry College	MA	$55,297	$62,372	—
129	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	$55,269	$58,447	$21,059
130	SUNY at Fredonia	NY	$55,184	$59,648	—
131	Florida Southern College	FL	$55,176	$54,810	—
132	University of Jamestown	ND	$55,102	$57,804	$28,923
133	Concordia University Ann Arbor	MI	$54,950	$61,853	—
134	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	$54,950	$61,853	—
135	Liberty University	VA	$54,902	$57,378	$34,165
136	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$54,865	$63,987	$21,500
137	University of Denver	CO	$54,777	$62,426	—
138	Colorado Christian University	CO	$54,734	$60,453	$32,341
139	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$54,721	$56,781	$30,750
140	University of Connecticut	CT	$54,711	$59,913	$20,500
141	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$54,711	$59,913	$20,500
142	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$54,711	$59,913	$20,500
143	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$54,711	$59,913	$20,500
144	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$54,711	$59,913	$20,500
145	Wayne State College	NE	$54,674	$64,269	$14,358
146	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$54,594	$58,062	$23,727
147	Wayland Baptist University	TX	$54,372	$62,364	$36,900
148	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$54,304	$52,720	$31,563
149	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$54,265	—	$17,580
150	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$54,228	$59,518	—
151	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$53,955	$57,384	—
152	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$53,955	$57,384	—
153	Appalachian State University	NC	$53,651	$57,340	—
154	Bay Path University	MA	$53,431	$59,957	—
155	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$53,311	$55,104	$23,528
156	Gannon University	PA	$53,264	$55,601	—
157	University of Nebraska at Kearney	NE	$53,243	$60,090	$19,125
158	Florida State University	FL	$53,233	$56,672	$20,875
159	Gardner-Webb University	NC	$53,190	$60,926	$31,370
160	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$52,988	$60,531	—
161	Doane University	NE	$52,898	$57,414	$14,629
162	Kansas State University	KS	$52,859	$59,517	—
163	University of Kansas	KS	$52,843	$60,341	$29,526
164	University of Memphis	TN	$52,818	$56,248	$36,818
165	Coker University	SC	$52,180	—	$26,540
166	Nicholls State University	LA	$52,081	$56,621	—
167	Lipscomb University	TN	$52,025	$59,936	$16,874
168	University of South Florida	FL	$51,957	$58,877	$27,000
169	Boise State University	ID	$51,510	$54,595	—
170	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$51,440	$53,319	—
171	Arkansas State University	AR	$51,301	$54,091	$20,811
172	Wichita State University	KS	$50,669	$58,560	$36,654
173	Georgetown College	KY	$49,836	$52,708	$13,293
174	University of Idaho	ID	$49,352	$65,519	—
175	Northern State University	SD	$49,342	$49,669	—
176	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$49,265	$50,116	$20,892
177	SUNY Buffalo State University	NY	$49,017	$51,175	$18,162
178	The University of Montana	MT	$48,964	$49,672	—
179	Tennessee Technological University	TN	$48,884	$51,745	$31,428
180	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	TX	$48,460	$60,207	—
181	University of Maine	ME	$48,272	—	—
182	Missouri Baptist University	MO	$48,087	$50,691	—
183	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$47,686	$57,180	$51,250
184	Ball State University	IN	$47,667	$67,573	—
185	William Woods University	MO	$47,268	$45,534	$22,862
186	Francis Marion University	SC	$47,206	—	$26,203
187	Mississippi Christian University	MS	$47,107	$54,632	$20,500
188	Lincoln Memorial University	TN	$47,096	$52,404	—
189	University of Mississippi	MS	$46,063	$53,956	$30,124
190	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	$46,017	$46,807	$15,800
191	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$45,997	$55,978	$20,500
192	University of the Cumberlands	KY	$45,674	$48,120	$17,792
193	Missouri Southern State University	MO	$44,462	—	—
194	Saint Vincent College	PA	$43,686	$54,199	—
195	Columbia College	MO	$42,296	$45,010	$42,583
196	Caribbean University-Bayamon	PR	$38,054	$38,092	$17,700
197	Caribbean University-Carolina	PR	$38,054	$38,092	$17,700
198	Caribbean University-Ponce	PR	$38,054	$38,092	$17,700
199	Caribbean University-Vega Baja	PR	$38,054	$38,092	$17,700
200	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus	PR	$26,741	$41,155	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do curriculum and instruction graduates earn?

The median college reports $57,109 in earnings one year after a master's degree in curriculum and instruction and $60,517 four years after. The highest is $88,578 at Concordia University-Irvine.

How much student debt do curriculum and instruction graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $24,500 at the typical college.