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Bachelor's-1% vs national median1,765 grads tracked

Education at Indiana University Southeast

Ranked 170th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,479
middle 50%: $30,933 – $52,437
Median · 5 years out
$53,274
middle 50%: $45,936 – $62,919
Median · 10 years out
$61,147
middle 50%: $50,298 – $75,275

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Education (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Indiana University Southeast's bachelor's program in Education earn a median $42,479 one year after graduating, rising to $61,147 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $53,655 for this field, ranking 170th of 339 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,639 total interest

Same major at other universities

Grambling State University
$53,477 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$53,474 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$53,428 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$53,414 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$53,355 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$53,258 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$53,230 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$53,208 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$53,200 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$53,158 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$53,138 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University Southeast

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$122,286 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,378 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,382 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$77,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$74,063 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$73,636 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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