Bachelor's-7% vs national median3,853 grads tracked
Education at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Ranked 256th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,940
middle 50%: $35,870 – $48,994
Median · 5 years out
$49,830
middle 50%: $44,164 – $55,872
Median · 10 years out
$57,124
middle 50%: $50,438 – $65,636
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 at UNC Wilmington earn a median of $43,940 in their first year. Median earnings reach $57,124 after ten years.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $8,836 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Colorado Denver
$50,070 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$49,975 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$49,940 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$49,910 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$49,878 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$49,831 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$49,653 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
$49,627 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$49,599 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$49,575 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Crookston
$49,558 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana Western (The)
$49,523 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,156 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out
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