Associate-20% vs national median477 grads tracked
Education at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 155th of 208 associate programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,992
middle 50%: $21,466 – $32,785
Median · 5 years out
$34,055
middle 50%: $26,217 – $44,818
Median · 10 years out
$40,057
middle 50%: $29,520 – $54,480
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Education degree holders at Sinclair Community College earn a median $27k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $40k.
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
12.9 yrs
≈ $15,715 total interest
Same major at other universities
Saint Augustine College
$34,494 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$34,449 · 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
Cuyahoga Community College
$34,160 · 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
Southern Maine Community College
$33,582 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$33,505 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Sinclair Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
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