Bachelor's+1% vs national median271 grads tracked
Education at Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Ranked 134th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,124
middle 50%: $26,868 – $47,563
Median · 5 years out
$54,411
middle 50%: $42,776 – $72,751
Median · 10 years out
$74,515
middle 50%: $55,558 – $99,715
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 graduates from The Citadel earn a $38k median in year one. Ten-year median salaries reach $75k.
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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,960 total interest
Same major at other universities
Purdue University
$54,553 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$54,542 · 5 yrs out
Judson University
$54,496 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$54,477 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$54,476 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$54,430 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$54,394 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$54,334 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$54,327 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$54,304 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$54,258 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$54,244 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$122,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$103,697 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$101,251 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$90,315 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$73,093 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$72,864 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
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