Bachelor's-4% vs national median1,273 grads tracked
Education at Olivet Nazarene University
Ranked 221st of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,518
middle 50%: $32,485 – $50,501
Median · 5 years out
$51,354
middle 50%: $42,942 – $60,073
Median · 10 years out
$59,479
middle 50%: $48,722 – $72,081
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Education majors earn $44k in their first year. Salaries grow to $59k by the tenth year of their career.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,712 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kent State University
$51,717 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$51,620 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$51,505 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$51,449 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$51,442 · 5 yrs out
Hanover College
$51,441 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$51,205 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$51,138 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$51,070 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$51,033 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$51,011 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Olivet Nazarene University
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$121,490 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$117,867 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$114,306 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,267 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,995 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$93,995 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$90,611 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,313 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$86,568 · 5 yrs out
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