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Education, master's programs nationwide

Nationally, master's graduates in Education earn a median $65,824 four years after graduating. Among 145 programs with federal earnings data, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (CA) graduates had the highest median, $95,883 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data
145
Highest median
$95,883
National median
$65,824
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Education, master's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA$95,883+46%$20,407Compare
California State University-San MarcosCA$95,348+45%$20,936Compare
California State University-BakersfieldCA$92,010+40%—Compare
University of Massachusetts GlobalCA$91,710+39%$20,500Compare
University of San DiegoCA$91,474+39%$33,705Compare
California State University-East BayCA$91,220+39%—Compare
Harvard UniversityMA$88,307+34%$20,500Compare
Stanford UniversityCA$88,065+34%$32,500Compare
Sonoma State UniversityCA$87,304+33%—Compare
University of PennsylvaniaPA$87,086+32%$69,500Compare
California State University-Los AngelesCA$84,668+29%$29,525Compare
California State University-StanislausCA$84,580+28%$21,000Compare
University of Washington-Seattle CampusFigure covers 3 campusesWA$84,551+28%$23,108
Southern Utah UniversityUT$83,304+27%$14,798Compare
California Baptist UniversityCA$83,297+27%$32,157Compare
Cambridge CollegeMA$82,941+26%$23,060Compare
University of California, Los AngelesCA$80,698+23%$33,087Compare
California State University-Monterey BayCA$80,296+22%$16,750Compare
Azusa Pacific UniversityCA$80,114+22%$49,325Compare
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$79,570+21%—Compare
Whittier CollegeCA$79,462+21%$37,098Compare
Grand Canyon UniversityAZ$78,699+20%$18,920Compare
California State University-Dominguez HillsCA$77,851+18%$20,500Compare
National UniversityCA$77,748+18%$41,000Compare
Point Loma Nazarene UniversityCA$77,441+18%$42,924Compare

The 25 highest of 145 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Education, General. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).