Bachelor's+14% vs national median3,190 grads tracked
Education at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ranked 46th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,026
middle 50%: $38,409 – $57,979
Median · 5 years out
$61,036
middle 50%: $51,400 – $71,073
Median · 10 years out
$71,793
middle 50%: $57,600 – $87,800
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 a median of $50k in their first year. Earnings rise to $72k by the tenth year.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,202 total interest
Same major at other universities
George Mason University
$61,842 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$61,569 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$61,423 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$61,328 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$61,155 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$60,990 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$60,793 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$60,766 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$60,471 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$60,377 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$60,280 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$226,077 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$206,093 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$177,207 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$176,681 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$173,815 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$164,239 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$159,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$152,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$151,479 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$126,011 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out
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