Education: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of education graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 210 colleges. National median: $59,003, rising to $64,128 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	California State University-Bakersfield	CA	$85,537	$92,010	$18,130
2	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	$81,224	$91,710	$20,500
3	Southern Utah University	UT	$80,798	$83,304	$13,148
4	San Francisco State University	CA	$80,045	$75,757	$22,200
5	Cambridge College	MA	$79,781	$82,941	—
6	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$77,570	$102,444	—
7	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$77,174	$87,086	$71,147
8	University of Mount Saint Vincent	NY	$76,594	—	$24,375
9	California State University-Fresno	CA	$76,318	$69,523	—
10	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	$76,205	$84,580	—
11	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$75,832	$84,551	$20,426
12	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$75,832	$84,551	$20,426
13	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$75,832	$84,551	$20,426
14	University of San Diego	CA	$75,107	$91,474	$33,550
15	Harvard University	MA	$74,450	$88,307	—
16	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$74,284	$95,883	—
17	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	$74,102	$80,296	$12,433
18	Jacksonville State University	AL	$73,730	$70,853	$34,759
19	Stanford University	CA	$73,527	$88,065	$17,500
20	Sonoma State University	CA	$72,868	$87,304	—
21	Central Washington University	WA	$72,492	—	$29,258
22	Shenandoah University	VA	$72,433	$68,709	—
23	University of Georgia	GA	$72,289	—	$41,000
24	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	ME	$71,121	$67,731	—
25	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	$71,012	$77,851	—
26	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$70,860	$78,699	—
27	California Baptist University	CA	$70,804	$83,297	$34,750
28	Claremont Graduate University	CA	$70,569	—	—
29	Hamline University	MN	$70,177	$72,271	—
30	University of Puget Sound	WA	$70,172	$77,402	$37,934
31	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	$70,053	$77,441	$49,776
32	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$70,026	$80,114	$47,074
33	Whitworth University	WA	$69,441	$78,357	$49,025
34	Worcester State University	MA	$69,431	—	—
35	George Fox University	OR	$68,468	$67,405	—
36	Whittier College	CA	$68,297	$79,462	—
37	Eastern Washington University	WA	$68,272	$65,234	$23,267
38	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$67,446	$80,698	$29,667
39	University of California-Riverside	CA	$67,246	$77,408	$20,500
40	American InterContinental University System	AZ	$67,027	—	$31,034
41	National University	CA	$66,997	$77,748	$35,541
42	University of Wyoming	WY	$66,683	$69,554	$18,259
43	University of St Thomas	TX	$66,172	$69,235	$35,485
44	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$66,077	$75,874	—
45	University of San Francisco	CA	$65,781	$71,516	$50,750
46	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$65,758	$73,350	$41,000
47	Michigan State University	MI	$65,432	$60,007	—
48	Monmouth University	NJ	$65,426	$66,828	$40,319
49	La Salle University	PA	$65,274	$69,946	—
50	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	NJ	$65,034	$65,095	$25,107
51	Montclair State University	NJ	$65,034	$65,095	$25,107
52	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$65,019	$71,889	$18,473
53	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	$64,959	$72,408	$21,650
54	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$64,768	$72,482	$21,300
55	Western Illinois University	IL	$64,654	—	—
56	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$64,548	$84,668	—
57	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	$64,490	$50,523	—
58	University of California-San Diego	CA	$64,454	$73,566	$22,790
59	American Public University System	WV	$64,447	$57,967	$31,626
60	Goucher College	MD	$64,336	$70,867	$25,357
61	Alder Graduate School of Education	CA	$64,033	—	$20,000
62	Gonzaga University	WA	$63,905	$65,557	$32,069
63	Mount Saint Mary's University	CA	$63,660	$68,305	—
64	Concordia University Texas	TX	$63,603	$68,531	$29,842
65	Georgian Court University	NJ	$63,509	$68,005	$26,776
66	Springfield College	MA	$63,291	$69,601	$37,905
67	Augustana University	SD	$63,220	$64,083	$18,500
68	Notre Dame of Maryland University	MD	$62,996	$72,480	$20,500
69	Holy Family University	PA	$62,810	$68,760	—
70	North Park University	IL	$62,767	$64,648	$22,800
71	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	$62,480	$53,576	$20,500
72	Wilkes University	PA	$62,468	$68,953	—
73	Wilmington University	DE	$62,389	$73,434	$26,100
74	Biola University	CA	$62,205	$76,309	$20,500
75	Bemidji State University	MN	$62,172	$74,715	—
76	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	NM	$62,160	$67,168	$21,232
77	Southern Oregon University	OR	$61,799	$64,128	$34,586
78	Walden University	MN	$61,779	$64,694	$20,500
79	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$61,685	$73,998	—
80	Antioch University-Los Angeles	CA	$61,445	$67,918	$40,000
81	Antioch University-Santa Barbara	CA	$61,445	$67,918	$40,000
82	Antioch University-New England	NH	$61,445	$67,918	$40,000
83	Antioch University-Seattle	WA	$61,445	$67,918	$40,000
84	Antioch University	OH	$61,445	$67,918	$40,000
85	Frostburg State University	MD	$61,306	$63,223	$25,977
86	Grand View University	IA	$61,262	—	—
87	Towson University	MD	$61,185	$61,994	$31,778
88	Salisbury University	MD	$60,978	$66,039	—
89	Southwest Minnesota State University	MN	$60,978	$60,873	$20,198
90	Cedar Crest College	PA	$60,964	$58,877	—
91	Calvin University	MI	$60,874	—	—
92	University of Iowa	IA	$60,846	—	$30,429
93	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	$60,833	$61,828	$25,372
94	Wilson College	PA	$60,563	—	—
95	Bay Path University	MA	$60,502	$74,030	$43,228
96	Union Commonwealth University	KY	$60,168	$63,794	$16,018
97	Christian Brothers University	TN	$59,989	$61,915	—
98	Northcentral University	CA	$59,937	$59,632	$35,852
99	University of California-Davis	CA	$59,838	$70,796	$20,500
100	University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	$59,792	$67,036	—
101	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$59,694	$69,822	$27,429
102	Saint Peter's University	NJ	$59,645	$56,716	—
103	Rowan University	NJ	$59,508	$63,930	$20,500
104	Grand Valley State University	MI	$59,119	$60,263	—
105	Morningside University	IA	$59,003	—	—
106	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$59,002	$67,432	$20,500
107	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$58,945	—	$20,500
108	University of New England	ME	$58,807	$58,304	—
109	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$58,521	$63,714	—
110	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$58,518	$64,965	$23,766
111	Texas Wesleyan University	TX	$58,466	$64,998	$20,500
112	Messiah University	PA	$58,404	$60,976	—
113	Greenville University	IL	$57,714	—	$21,778
114	Minot State University	ND	$57,647	—	—
115	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$57,493	$69,729	$26,214
116	James Madison University	VA	$57,465	$58,739	$20,500
117	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	MA	$57,373	$60,664	$19,339
118	University of North Texas	TX	$57,364	$54,223	—
119	Aquinas College	MI	$57,289	$62,833	—
120	York University	NE	$57,253	—	$7,100
121	Clark University	MA	$57,131	$60,005	—
122	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	$57,107	$62,435	—
123	Edgewood University	WI	$57,003	$61,311	$38,731
124	University of Mary Washington	VA	$56,787	$58,149	$20,500
125	Lesley University	MA	$56,607	$64,580	—
126	Mississippi State University	MS	$56,551	$59,557	$61,497
127	Winona State University	MN	$56,448	$56,901	—
128	Portland State University	OR	$56,448	$61,014	$35,756
129	Baker University	KS	$56,432	$59,019	$29,750
130	Schreiner University	TX	$56,363	$56,857	$20,500
131	University of Rhode Island	RI	$56,192	$63,909	—
132	Capella University	MN	$56,175	$71,396	$21,822
133	Saint Leo University	FL	$56,105	$62,391	$51,250
134	Simpson University	CA	$55,996	$68,735	—
135	Texas Woman's University	TX	$55,985	$56,405	$27,365
136	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	OK	$55,829	—	—
137	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$55,823	$65,106	—
138	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$55,314	$54,303	$33,900
139	Longwood University	VA	$55,108	$59,389	$16,000
140	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$54,996	$60,490	$20,600
141	Emmanuel College	MA	$54,967	—	—
142	Purdue University Northwest	IN	$54,679	$64,815	—
143	Clemson University	SC	$54,634	$57,075	$21,200
144	University of Portland	OR	$54,615	$62,075	$41,409
145	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$54,560	$55,759	$20,500
146	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$54,426	$56,354	$30,750
147	Western Governors University	UT	$54,354	$56,657	$16,220
148	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	$54,295	—	—
149	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$54,278	$57,768	$31,125
150	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$54,214	$52,477	$41,000
151	Fort Hays State University	KS	$54,070	$55,830	$20,261
152	Oregon State University	OR	$53,882	$54,923	—
153	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$53,882	$54,923	—
154	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$53,701	$57,235	$28,500
155	Lake Forest College	IL	$53,606	—	—
156	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$53,480	$63,577	$35,875
157	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$53,475	$53,089	—
158	Post University	CT	$53,426	$65,752	$30,144
159	Saint Michael's College	VT	$53,420	$60,155	—
160	Central Connecticut State University	CT	$53,147	$53,985	—
161	Sul Ross State University	TX	$53,043	—	—
162	Iowa State University	IA	$53,026	$60,708	$22,884
163	University of Arizona	AZ	$52,870	$57,061	—
164	Radford University	VA	$52,653	$54,836	$20,811
165	Bethel University	TN	$52,595	$58,122	—
166	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$52,358	—	$28,620
167	Sacred Heart University	CT	$52,144	$59,601	—
168	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	$52,108	$57,006	$22,200
169	Bethel University	MN	$52,069	$59,738	—
170	University of Northern Colorado	CO	$50,909	$53,688	$32,995
171	Augusta University	GA	$50,759	$55,403	$32,000
172	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$50,707	$55,650	$27,646
173	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$50,665	$49,645	$41,000
174	Western Carolina University	NC	$50,631	$54,249	$32,980
175	Thomas College	ME	$50,487	$61,310	—
176	Union University	TN	$50,272	$53,072	$55,600
177	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$50,028	$75,889	$39,208
178	Marshall University	WV	$49,880	$54,095	$29,528
179	Anderson University	SC	$49,838	$53,016	$23,894
180	Milligan University	TN	$49,767	$48,794	—
181	Western Colorado University	CO	$49,730	$57,638	$20,500
182	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$49,730	$56,340	$32,155
183	Idaho State University	ID	$49,715	—	—
184	Bryan College-Dayton	TN	$49,662	$49,542	—
185	Lake Erie College	OH	$49,412	—	—
186	Austin Peay State University	TN	$49,253	$52,820	$33,672
187	Northern Illinois University	IL	$49,205	$59,110	—
188	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$48,799	—	—
189	Adelphi University	NY	$48,657	$73,800	$43,516
190	Liberty University	VA	$48,457	$57,647	—
191	Midway University	KY	$48,396	$49,825	—
192	Tusculum University	TN	$48,149	$49,617	$23,776
193	The University of Findlay	OH	$47,446	$55,409	$30,267
194	Concord University	WV	$47,389	$52,231	—
195	Belhaven University	MS	$46,977	$52,725	$33,719
196	McKendree University	IL	$46,911	$58,566	—
197	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	AR	$46,652	$49,737	—
198	Southwest Baptist University	MO	$46,585	$50,567	$19,949
199	St Lawrence University	NY	$46,036	—	—
200	Nelson University	TX	$45,828	$55,630	—
201	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$45,568	$58,059	—
202	West Virginia University	WV	$45,137	$48,315	$29,437
203	Arkansas Tech University	AR	$45,027	$49,039	—
204	Hannibal-LaGrange University	MO	$44,853	—	—
205	Pfeiffer University	NC	$43,731	—	—
206	Quincy University	IL	$42,401	$57,967	—
207	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	$41,660	$45,220	$32,225
208	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	$41,660	$45,220	$32,225
209	Morehead State University	KY	$41,266	$44,419	$40,750
210	East Texas Baptist University	TX	$36,265	$68,039	—

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 $59,003 in earnings one year after a master's degree in education and $64,128 four years after. The highest is $85,537 at California State University-Bakersfield.

How much student debt do education graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $27,646 at the typical college.