Master's+15% vs national median5,339 grads tracked
Education at Southern Connecticut State University
Ranked 35th of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$68,856
middle 50%: $56,157 – $83,711
Median · 5 years out
$80,351
middle 50%: $66,181 – $97,451
Median · 10 years out
$94,947
middle 50%: $77,800 – $112,428
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree holders in Education from Southern Connecticut State University start at $69k. Salaries reach $95k after ten years of employment.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,071 total interest
Same major at other universities
Hamline University
$81,731 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$80,907 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$80,773 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$80,576 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$80,512 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$80,319 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$80,183 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$79,996 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$79,955 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$79,927 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$79,017 · 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
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$119,554 · 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
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