Master's-1% vs national median5,548 grads tracked
Education at Kent State University
Ranked 153rd of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$59,021
middle 50%: $45,624 – $73,607
Median · 5 years out
$69,448
middle 50%: $56,073 – $84,033
Median · 10 years out
$82,368
middle 50%: $66,617 – $96,012
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kent State University Education master's graduates start with a median salary of $59k. This figure climbs to $82k by the tenth year.
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
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,035 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$70,141 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$70,135 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$69,995 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$69,883 · 5 yrs out
University of Bridgeport
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$69,661 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$69,297 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$69,265 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$69,247 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$69,181 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$69,180 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$69,171 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kent State University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$150,471 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,244 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$122,007 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,290 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$92,964 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$92,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$89,527 · 5 yrs out
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