Master's-20% vs national median98 grads tracked
Education at Covenant College
Ranked 328th of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$53,243
middle 50%: $43,497 – $65,458
Median · 5 years out
$56,170
middle 50%: $46,024 – $68,626
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of Covenant College's master's program in Education earn a median $53,243 one year after graduating, rising to $56,170 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $69,841 for this field, ranking 328th of 335 reporting programs.
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
≈ $7,238 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$57,719 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$57,329 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$57,316 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$57,187 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$56,925 · 5 yrs out
North Greenville University
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$55,294 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$54,542 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$53,296 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Covenant College
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,095 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$52,813 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Curriculum and Instruction (Bachelor's)
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$48,994 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Bachelor's)
$48,761 · 5 yrs out
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