Education
Majors within Education, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.
Majors in Education
1
Educational Administration and Supervision
Education
$80,022median earnings (5 yr)
559colleges
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2
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Education
$77,056median earnings (5 yr)
6colleges
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3
International and Comparative Education
Education
$75,621median earnings (5 yr)
5colleges
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4
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Education
$74,787median earnings (5 yr)
9colleges
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5
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Education
$70,435median earnings (5 yr)
12colleges
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6
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Education
$68,984median earnings (5 yr)
61colleges
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7
Education, General
Education
$62,753median earnings (5 yr)
312colleges
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8
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Education
$62,117median earnings (5 yr)
46colleges
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9
Curriculum and Instruction
Education
$61,755median earnings (5 yr)
185colleges
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10
Education, Other
Education
$61,462median earnings (5 yr)
67colleges
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11
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Education
$59,847median earnings (5 yr)
277colleges
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12
Special Education and Teaching
Education
$57,729median earnings (5 yr)
437colleges
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13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Education
$55,395median earnings (5 yr)
626colleges
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14
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Education
$48,389median earnings (5 yr)
1,233colleges
Poor returnExplore
15
Teaching Assistants/Aides
Education
$29,252median earnings (5 yr)
14colleges
Poor returnExplore
Top colleges for Education
Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Education programs.
1
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
$145,4535-yr earnings
$13,807net price/yr
+1,585%10-yr ROI
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2
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
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3
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
$96,7415-yr earnings
$15,846net price/yr
+656%10-yr ROI
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4
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
$110,0175-yr earnings
$18,809net price/yr
+723%10-yr ROI
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5
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
$85,4565-yr earnings
$3,033net price/yr
+2,378%10-yr ROI
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6
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
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7
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
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8
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
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9
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
$82,7755-yr earnings
$14,091net price/yr
+512%10-yr ROI
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10
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private
$107,1135-yr earnings
$23,149net price/yr
+528%10-yr ROI
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11
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
$73,5955-yr earnings
$6,541net price/yr
+804%10-yr ROI
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12
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
$87,8765-yr earnings
$16,665net price/yr
+484%10-yr ROI
Strong returnView ROI
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.