Bachelor's+14% vs national median6,517 grads tracked
Education at Pennsylvania State University (The)
Ranked 45th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,140
middle 50%: $29,697 – $58,299
Median · 5 years out
$61,155
middle 50%: $49,680 – $72,756
Median · 10 years out
$69,100
middle 50%: $55,699 – $84,781
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 bachelor’s graduates earn $43k in year one, rising to $61k in five years. Ten years in, the median salary is $69k, drawn from 6,517 tracked students.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,878 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$61,842 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$61,569 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$61,423 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$61,328 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$60,990 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$60,793 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$60,766 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$60,471 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$60,377 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Pennsylvania State University (The)
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$182,178 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$177,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$143,044 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$135,252 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$130,869 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$122,394 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$116,440 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$115,495 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,004 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$114,831 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor's)
$114,734 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$114,727 · 5 yrs out
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