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Highest Paying Education Majors

Top 50 Education college majors by estimated median 5-year earnings

# College Major Degrees Accept Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT p25 SAT p50 SAT p75 Submit %
1 Duke International and Comparative Education 21 5% $108,022 100 +6.21 91 89% — 24% 24% 19% 14% 33% 5% 1510 1540 1570 75%
2 Ohio State Agriscience Education 64 49% $97,553 98 +3.81 91 99% — 91% 84% 0% 3% 5% 0% 1300 1370 1440 67%
3 Emory Physical Education 21 10% $95,671 100 +4.68 84 97% — 29% 29% 24% 10% 19% 5% 1480 1510 1540 68%
4 Drexel General Education 40 79% $89,969 100 +4.09 81 92% 5.0% 48% 42% 18% 10% 5% 10% 1240 1340 1440 39%
5 U. of California, San Diego Education Sciences 61 29% $87,720 100 +3.83 83 92% — 7% 15% 28% 2% 48% 5% — — — —
6 Lehigh Public Health Education 38 29% $84,459 99 +2.34 71 — — 11% 61% 8% 13% 8% 5% 1380 1430 1480 43%
7 U. of Texas at Arlington Education 123 81% $83,215 99 +3.30 86 100% — 6% 24% 5% 10% 58% 2% 1010 1130 1240 82%
8 U. of Wisconsin - Madison Physical Education 103 41% $82,868 100 +3.10 81 99% — 16% 69% 8% 4% 13% 2% 1400 1450 1490 41%
9 Cal State Northridge Early Childhood Education 323 88% $81,976 100 +4.41 90 93% — 6% 10% 6% 4% 70% 2% — — — —
10 Purdue Education 12 43% $81,924 99 +3.15 84 97% — 25% 58% 0% 17% 8% 8% 1220 1350 1470 100%
11 James Madison Elementary Education 163 69% $79,736 99 +4.08 84 96% — 6% 87% 1% 2% 6% 0% 1180 1260 1330 19%
12 James Madison Early Childhood Education 11 69% $79,736 99 +4.08 84 96% — 0% 73% 9% 0% 0% 9% 1180 1260 1330 19%
13 James Madison Middle School Education 11 69% $79,736 99 +2.89 84 96% — 55% 73% 9% 9% 0% 0% 1180 1260 1330 19%
14 Trinity Washington Early Childhood Education 13 97% $79,253 99 +4.01 86 96% — 8% 0% 8% 62% 15% 0% — — — —
15 Pace Early Childhood Education 31 76% $78,475 99 +3.89 74 84% — 3% 65% 0% 6% 23% 3% 1180 1260 1340 16%
16 Pace Elementary Education 17 76% $78,475 99 +3.89 74 84% — 6% 71% 12% 6% 6% 6% 1180 1260 1340 16%
17 CUNY City Bilingual Education 25 58% $77,761 99 +3.14 88 96% — 12% 0% 8% 4% 76% 8% 1070 1270 1430 11%
18 Utah State Educational Technology 46 92% $76,764 99 +2.54 82 85% — 37% 93% 2% 0% 2% 0% 1090 1200 1310 83%
19 U. of Maryland, College Park Community Health Education 73 45% $76,604 94 +1.56 77 94% — 8% 37% 10% 37% 14% 0% 1410 1470 1520 44%
20 U. of Tennessee, Knoxville Education 118 42% $75,909 99 +2.44 78 96% — 8% 92% 2% 0% 4% 0% 1200 1290 1370 100%
21 U. of Kansas General Education 102 93% $75,882 98 +2.44 79 95% — 57% 65% 3% 19% 4% 2% 1080 1180 1280 58%
22 Northeastern Illinois Physical Education 10 62% $75,832 97 +2.23 83 100% — 60% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% — — — —
23 U. of Louisville Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 147 75% $75,668 86 +1.47 79 93% 4.3% 33% 63% 1% 18% 11% 1% 1040 1160 1270 100%
24 Utah Valley Special Education 19 100% $75,658 100 +2.98 84 95% — 5% 89% 0% 0% 5% 5% — — — —
25 Marist History Teacher Education 10 56% $75,470 100 +3.31 72 100% — 50% 70% 0% 0% 30% 0% 1200 1270 1330 14%
26 Rutgers University - Camden General Education 26 79% $75,355 98 +2.38 79 96% — 46% 42% 4% 38% 15% 0% 1050 1180 1300 26%
27 U. of Alaska - Southeast Elementary Education 15 85% $75,166 98 +3.40 84 93% 3.0% 0% 53% 7% 0% 7% 0% — — — —
28 Brown Education Studies 20 6% $75,142 98 +2.35 48 94% — 25% 25% 25% 5% 25% 10% 1470 1510 1550 100%
29 SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education 14 77% $74,822 99 +3.20 85 93% — 64% 71% 0% 7% 14% 0% — — — —
30 College of Staten Island CUNY History Education 11 95% $74,670 98 +3.17 86 100% — 64% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% — — — —
31 College of Staten Island CUNY English Education 10 95% $74,670 98 +2.70 86 100% — 10% 60% 0% 10% 20% 0% — — — —
32 Manhattan Special Education 11 62% $74,292 99 +2.78 66 97% — 36% 64% 18% 0% 18% 0% — — — —
33 Manhattan Early Childhood Special Education 11 62% $74,292 98 +3.27 66 97% — 9% 64% 18% 9% 9% 0% — — — —
34 CUNY Brooklyn Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 35 52% $74,187 97 +2.03 85 99% — 74% 37% 20% 11% 23% 0% — — — —
35 CUNY Brooklyn Social Studies Teacher Education 13 52% $74,187 98 +3.09 85 99% — 54% 46% 15% 8% 31% 0% — — — —
36 CUNY Brooklyn English Education 13 52% $74,187 98 +2.63 85 99% — 8% 46% 0% 23% 15% 0% — — — —
37 Union College General Education 41 43% $74,067 98 +2.23 54 93% — 49% 44% 20% 7% 17% 7% 1320 1400 1470 41%
38 Alabama A&M Elementary Education 10 38% $73,873 98 +3.21 81 97% — 0% 10% 0% 80% 10% 0% 810 930 1040 94%
39 U. of Delaware Urban Education and Leadership 23 71% $73,720 98 +2.19 72 100% — 65% 70% 4% 17% 4% 0% 1190 1280 1370 22%
40 CUNY Queens Social Studies Teacher Education 21 52% $73,414 97 +2.97 85 93% — 62% 29% 10% 19% 38% 0% — — — —
41 CUNY Queens English Education 23 52% $73,414 97 +2.52 85 93% — 26% 9% 26% 22% 39% 4% — — — —
42 CUNY Queens Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 28 52% $73,414 96 +1.94 85 93% — 68% 71% 7% 4% 14% 0% — — — —
43 CUNY Queens Mathematics Teacher Education 12 52% $73,414 93 +1.50 85 93% — 42% 33% 17% 0% 50% 0% — — — —
44 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Career and Technical Education 34 94% $73,367 98 +2.15 84 92% — 76% 62% 0% 15% 18% 0% 890 1040 1180 48%
45 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Health Teacher Education 12 94% $73,367 96 +1.93 84 92% — 0% 50% 8% 25% 8% 0% 890 1040 1180 48%
46 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale History Teacher Education 11 94% $73,367 97 +2.96 84 92% — 55% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% 890 1040 1180 48%
47 San Jose State Early Childhood Education 164 80% $73,351 98 +3.13 84 90% — 9% 15% 24% 3% 48% 2% 1010 1140 1270 10%
48 Wake Forest Elementary Education 11 18% $73,297 98 +3.12 44 — — 9% 91% 0% 9% 0% 0% 1420 1460 1490 46%
49 Cal State Sacramento Vocational Education 25 94% $73,220 98 +2.13 83 100% — 36% 36% 12% 8% 36% 0% — — — —
50 Bucknell Education 14 32% $73,181 98 +2.12 44 — — 29% 50% 0% 14% 21% 14% 1170 1270 1360 86%