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Associate-20% vs national median45 grads tracked

Education at Terra State Community College

Ranked 157th of 208 associate programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$20,776
middle 50%: $16,720 – $26,170
Median · 5 years out
$33,923
middle 50%: $24,952 – $50,344
Median · 10 years out
$39,058
middle 50%: $28,812 – $50,353

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 Terra State Community College's associate program in Education earn a median $20,776 one year after graduating, rising to $39,058 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $42,655 for this field, ranking 157th 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
14 yrs
≈ $17,715 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Sinclair Community College
$34,055 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$33,960 · 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
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$33,281 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Terra State Community College

Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,080 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,599 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,994 · 5 yrs out

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