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Education programs at US universities, ranked by graduate pay

131 programs at 87 universities, each on its own page. Ranked by what graduates earn five years after finishing, from the College Scorecard.

Where education graduates earn the most

Median pay of graduates who had federal aid, five years out. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.

RankProgramPay, five years outDebtAcceptance rate
1Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsHunter, New York$76,529Hidden54%
2Education, OtherMinnesota, Minnesota$72,218$17,62580%
3Education, GeneralUW, Washington$71,281$10,37239%
4Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCCNY, New York$70,503$11,00060%
5Education, GeneralChapman, California$70,169$18,75065%
6Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasLouisville, Kentucky$68,858$19,25079%
7Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsWSU, Washington$66,493$19,99987%
8Education, GeneralUMass, Massachusetts$64,914$25,37560%
9Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasIU, Indiana$63,874$19,00078%
10Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUIC, Illinois$63,662$16,68477%
11Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasVCU, Virginia$63,393$20,50093%
12Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUIC, Illinois$63,315$13,61377%
13Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasLSU, Louisiana$62,846$20,00073%
14Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasDelaware, Delaware$62,314$25,25071%
15Special Education and TeachingUNLV, Nevada$62,223$11,63496%
16Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCal Poly, California$61,833$15,33431%
17Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUtah State, Utah$61,609$15,99893%
18Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUConn, Connecticut$61,592$20,90152%
19Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGeorgia State, Georgia$61,083$25,00055%
20Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaryland, Maryland$60,650$13,26045%
21Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsDelaware, Delaware$60,624$26,00071%
22Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUW, Washington$60,418$13,38939%
23Education, GeneralUC Irvine, California$60,323$9,01629%
24Special Education and TeachingUtah State, Utah$59,111$17,37993%
25Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasFSU, Florida$59,080$19,01024%
26Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsNevada, Nevada$58,976$18,50074%
27Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBaylor, Texas$58,923$17,50051%
28Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTCU, Texas$58,885$23,00045%
29Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsURI, Rhode Island$58,173$19,50072%
30Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasPurdue, Indiana$58,115$18,52850%
31Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTemple, Pennsylvania$58,019$27,00080%
32Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasWyoming, Wyoming$57,846$16,50097%
33Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsIllinois, Illinois$57,501$15,50042%
34Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUAB, Alabama$57,418$21,96988%
35Education, GeneralOregon, Oregon$57,300$18,95588%
36Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasKentucky, Kentucky$57,002$21,06093%
37Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasNC State, North Carolina$56,974$18,77842%
38Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUNLV, Nevada$56,947$17,26696%
39Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTemple, Pennsylvania$56,890$24,25080%
40Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsPenn State, Pennsylvania$56,568$26,00061%
41Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMichigan, Michigan$56,519$15,28916%
42Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsSDSU, California$56,423$14,00036%
43Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasIowa State, Iowa$56,263$17,25089%
44Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUH Mānoa, Hawaii$55,690$20,50087%
45Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUMaine, Maine$55,674$21,50097%
46Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGeorgia State, Georgia$55,647$23,75055%
47Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOU, Oklahoma$55,586$27,00077%
48Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasFIU, Florida$55,564$17,37555%
49Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsFAU, Florida$55,398$14,60566%
50Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUF, Florida$55,325$15,00024%
51Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUGA, Georgia$54,982$17,00038%
52Special Education and TeachingAuburn, Alabama$54,756$24,12546%
53Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasKennesaw State, Georgia$54,751$22,39669%
54Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOklahoma State, Oklahoma$54,681$17,75075%
55Special Education and TeachingASU, Arizona$54,393$18,07990%
56Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMinnesota, Minnesota$54,387$18,87580%
57Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsWyoming, Wyoming$54,342$12,50097%
58Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsFIU, Florida$54,303$14,91455%
59Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsASU, Arizona$53,987$14,00090%
60Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsKennesaw State, Georgia$53,816$23,25069%
61Education, GeneralMichigan State, Michigan$53,555$19,50085%
62Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasIllinois, Illinois$53,469$16,95742%
63Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUGA, Georgia$53,382$16,49238%
64Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsIU, Indiana$53,310$19,50078%
65Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUNC, North Carolina$53,150$9,69415%
66Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOhio State, Ohio$53,135$19,50061%
67Education, OtherUMD, Minnesota$53,119$25,25089%
68Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsLSU, Louisiana$53,092$25,28473%
69Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUVM, Vermont$53,065$20,50065%
70Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsFSU, Florida$52,764$11,50224%
71Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUF, Florida$52,761$11,00024%
72Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUNM, New Mexico$52,591$11,25195%
73Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsWisconsin, Wisconsin$52,523$12,01045%
74Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUCF, Florida$52,518$18,79440%
75Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsWayne State, Michigan$52,509$25,95881%
76Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsArizona, Arizona$52,456$13,78286%
77Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUtah State, Utah$52,388$15,00093%
78Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUSF, Florida$52,348$15,40643%
79Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAlabama, Alabama$52,236$21,50077%
80Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUSF, Florida$52,190$16,45143%
81Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasNebraska, Nebraska$52,074$19,09188%
82Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUNM, New Mexico$51,600$19,72295%
83Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasECU, North Carolina$51,367$22,50089%
84Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMiami (Ohio), Ohio$51,131$21,50075%
85Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsIU Indy, Indiana$51,054$14,36476%
86Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsIowa, Iowa$50,671$25,97584%
87Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBoise State, Idaho$50,523$19,62587%
88Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsArkansas, Arkansas$50,321$23,66774%
89Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCincinnati, Ohio$50,207$24,36585%
90Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchArizona, Arizona$50,168$18,75086%
91Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAuburn, Alabama$49,913$25,00046%
92Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOU, Oklahoma$49,842$20,00077%
93Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsNC State, North Carolina$49,761$15,98942%
94Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsClemson, South Carolina$49,693$21,50038%
95Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsECU, North Carolina$49,656$20,50089%
96Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsKU, Kansas$49,513$22,12594%
97Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBYU, Utah$49,341$7,50068%
98Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasApp State, North Carolina$49,326$20,50090%
99Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsWVU, West Virginia$48,889$24,90089%
100Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCharlotte, North Carolina$48,860$19,00080%
101Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsNebraska, Nebraska$48,322$20,11988%
102Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOklahoma State, Oklahoma$48,305$20,32175%
103Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsIowa State, Iowa$48,247$22,50089%
104Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMiami (Ohio), Ohio$48,029$20,50075%
105Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsK-State, Kansas$47,962$18,50082%
106Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsPurdue, Indiana$47,890$17,31850%
107Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasUVM, Vermont$47,819$19,50065%
108Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsDayton, Ohio$47,786$19,50066%
109Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOhio State, Ohio$47,673$21,64261%
110Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsIdaho, Idaho$47,651$20,72676%
111Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUAB, Alabama$47,614$22,63888%
112Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAuburn, Alabama$47,542$19,50046%
113Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMizzou, Missouri$47,406$15,21979%
114Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsLouisville, Kentucky$47,165$19,40579%
115Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsApp State, North Carolina$47,106$18,60990%
116Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsSouth Dakota, South Dakota$47,035$22,50099%
117Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUND, North Dakota$46,846$22,20977%
118Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasKent State, Ohio$46,623$24,52086%
119Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsKentucky, Kentucky$46,349$17,25093%
120Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBYU, Utah$45,879$9,25068%
121Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsSouth Carolina, South Carolina$45,778$23,00060%
122Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBoise State, Idaho$45,684$18,50087%
123Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUMaine, Maine$45,296$23,01197%
124Educational Administration and SupervisionOhio State, Ohio$44,785$19,50061%
125Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOhio, Ohio$44,592$20,61285%
126Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsKent State, Ohio$43,722$25,00086%
127Education, GeneralKent State, Ohio$43,661$26,99886%
128Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMontana, Montana$43,646$23,96196%
129Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMiss State, Mississippi$41,183$19,68878%
130Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOle Miss, Mississippi$40,800$15,00097%
131Education, OtherJackson State, Mississippi$31,610$33,50093%

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