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Bachelor's-2% vs national median142 grads tracked

Education at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Ranked 192nd of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,819
middle 50%: $25,504 – $45,525
Median · 5 years out
$52,508
middle 50%: $36,215 – $65,986
Median · 10 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $47,392 – $75,525

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 Massachusetts College of Art and Design's bachelor's program in Education earn a median $33,819 one year after graduating, rising to $62,818 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $53,655 for this field, ranking 192nd 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?

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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,805 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Saint Francis
$52,783 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$52,699 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$52,626 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$52,592 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$52,577 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$52,517 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$52,428 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$52,332 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$52,327 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$52,298 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$52,288 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$52,251 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Architecture and Related Services (Master's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Certificate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$64,666 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Design (Bachelor's)
$64,666 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,375 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$52,806 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's)
$51,078 · 5 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's)
$47,138 · 5 yrs out

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