Bachelor's-4% vs national median639 grads tracked
Education at Indiana University - Northwest
Ranked 214th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,308
middle 50%: $32,054 – $49,379
Median · 5 years out
$51,774
middle 50%: $44,327 – $60,866
Median · 10 years out
$58,609
middle 50%: $49,223 – $71,728
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 graduates from Indiana University - Northwest take home a median $42k in year one. Wages rise to $52k after five years and reach $59k after ten.
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
≈ $8,827 total interest
Same major at other universities
Franklin College of Indiana
$52,018 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$51,985 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$51,946 · 5 yrs out
Erskine College
$51,840 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$51,793 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$51,779 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Indiana University - Northwest
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,317 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$78,670 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$76,536 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,240 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$74,497 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,491 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$68,476 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,257 · 5 yrs out
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