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Associate-20% vs national median478 grads tracked

Education at Cuyahoga Community College

Ranked 154th of 208 associate programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,879
middle 50%: $24,219 – $36,889
Median · 5 years out
$34,160
middle 50%: $27,907 – $41,459
Median · 10 years out
$39,655
middle 50%: $30,566 – $50,165

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Education (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Cuyahoga Community College's associate program in Education earn a median $30,879 one year after graduating, rising to $39,655 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $42,655 for this field, ranking 154th of 208 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
12.5 yrs
≈ $14,716 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Augustine College
$34,494 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$34,449 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$34,351 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$34,307 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$34,222 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$34,055 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$33,960 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$33,923 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$33,819 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$33,666 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$33,632 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cuyahoga Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$73,075 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,793 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$72,429 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,026 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,112 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$65,847 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,078 · 5 yrs out

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