Bachelor's+13% vs national median681 grads tracked
Education, General at Southern Connecticut State University
Ranked 3rd of 34 bachelor's programs in Education, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,014
middle 50%: $31,644 – $56,658
Median · 5 years out
$61,778
middle 50%: $52,060 – $72,815
Median · 10 years out
$70,851
middle 50%: $61,041 – $84,354
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education, General (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
General education bachelor's graduates earn $45k in their first year. Median pay reaches $71k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,641 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$68,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
$64,200 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$58,407 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$56,034 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$54,477 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$54,185 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$53,455 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Connecticut State University
Education (Doctorate)
$129,828 · 5 yrs out
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctorate)
$129,828 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,492 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$97,626 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$94,046 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$92,521 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,289 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,289 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$83,343 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$82,210 · 5 yrs out
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