Median earnings of education graduates (doctoral degree) one year after graduation, at 33 colleges. National median: $87,726, rising to $95,483 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Harvard University | MA | $148,905 | $125,405 | — |
| 2 | Azusa Pacific University | CA | $138,245 | $113,252 | $70,114 |
| 3 | University of California-San Diego | CA | $123,657 | $131,358 | $46,625 |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania | PA | $108,296 | $89,979 | — |
| 5 | Claremont Graduate University | CA | $106,455 | $118,397 | $84,957 |
| 6 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $103,230 | $95,602 | $59,824 |
| 7 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | $103,230 | $95,602 | $59,824 |
| 8 | Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | $102,582 | $118,149 | — |
| 9 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $101,186 | — | $46,500 |
| 10 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | $99,928 | $89,240 | — |
| 11 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | $99,785 | $88,543 | — |
| 12 | George Mason University | VA | $96,011 | $105,869 | $47,151 |
| 13 | Liberty University | VA | $90,299 | — | $71,100 |
| 14 | Lesley University | MA | $89,532 | $107,723 | $61,500 |
| 15 | University of Mississippi | MS | $88,717 | $94,295 | $44,596 |
| 16 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $88,709 | $103,220 | — |
| 17 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | $87,726 | $95,708 | — |
| 18 | Walden University | MN | $86,090 | $94,881 | $134,639 |
| 19 | University of Georgia | GA | $85,283 | — | — |
| 20 | University of Nevada-Reno | NV | $83,586 | $94,496 | — |
| 21 | Northcentral University | CA | $82,387 | $80,493 | $65,162 |
| 22 | University of California-Santa Barbara | CA | $81,385 | $89,989 | — |
| 23 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $81,146 | $96,245 | $28,695 |
| 24 | University of Central Florida | FL | $78,619 | $81,030 | $46,901 |
| 25 | University of California-Riverside | CA | $78,491 | $105,195 | — |
| 26 | University of Southern Mississippi | MS | $77,892 | $74,802 | $59,550 |
| 27 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $76,360 | $87,043 | $38,500 |
| 28 | University of Missouri-St Louis | MO | $76,184 | $85,991 | $61,500 |
| 29 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $75,907 | $77,153 | — |
| 30 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | OK | $75,380 | $87,356 | — |
| 31 | Cleveland State University | OH | $69,651 | — | — |
| 32 | Nova Southeastern University | FL | $69,483 | $81,299 | $149,466 |
| 33 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | MA | $68,817 | $110,816 | $38,535 |
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 education graduates earn?
The median college reports $87,726 in earnings one year after a doctoral degree in education and $95,483 four years after. The highest is $148,905 at Harvard University.
How much student debt do education graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $59,824 at the typical college.