Bachelor's-12% vs national median566 grads tracked
Education at Southern Wesleyan University
Ranked 317th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,187
middle 50%: $31,108 – $46,174
Median · 5 years out
$47,091
middle 50%: $41,400 – $51,729
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $46,626 – $61,105
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 majors earn a median of $41k in their first year. Salaries reach $54k after a decade of employment.
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,558 total interest
Same major at other universities
Elizabeth City State University
$47,729 · 5 yrs out
Coker University
$47,629 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$47,466 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$47,386 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$47,233 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$46,975 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$46,930 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$46,569 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$46,555 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$46,487 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$46,350 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Wesleyan University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$75,845 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$67,214 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,998 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$64,753 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$60,915 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$60,915 · 5 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$49,494 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$49,494 · 5 yrs out
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