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Bachelor's+12% vs national median95 grads tracked

Education, General at Macalester College

Ranked 4th of 34 bachelor's programs in Education, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,202
middle 50%: $29,201 – $51,400
Median · 5 years out
$61,545
middle 50%: $47,346 – $77,558
Median · 10 years out
$68,363
middle 50%: $47,802 – $84,259

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Macalester College's bachelor's program in Education, General earn a median $38,202 one year after graduating, rising to $68,363 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $54,757 for this field, ranking 4th of 34 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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,371 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$68,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
$64,200 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$61,778 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$58,407 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$56,034 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$55,335 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Macalester College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
International/Globalization Studies (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out

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