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Associate+9% vs national median321 grads tracked

Education at Northeast Texas Community College

Ranked 44th of 208 associate programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$25,815
middle 50%: $19,040 – $34,559
Median · 5 years out
$46,355
middle 50%: $33,894 – $55,636
Median · 10 years out
$50,392
middle 50%: $40,986 – $64,930

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Education (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Northeast Texas Community College Education graduates earn a median $26k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $50k.

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
10 yrs
≈ $12,216 total interest

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