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Bachelor's-30% vs national median189 grads tracked

Education at Norfolk State University

Ranked 339th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,761
middle 50%: $24,695 – $40,711
Median · 5 years out
$37,701
middle 50%: $27,999 – $48,121
Median · 10 years out
$58,920
middle 50%: $39,884 – $74,986

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Education (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Norfolk State University's bachelor's program in Education earn a median $31,761 one year after graduating, rising to $58,920 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 30% below the national median of $53,655 for this field, ranking 339th of 339 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
10 yrs
≈ $12,395 total interest

Same major at other universities

East Central University
$44,894 · 5 yrs out
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
$44,692 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Intermont College
$44,355 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$42,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Fort Kent
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$38,639 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Norfolk State University

Engineering (Master's)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$102,841 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$87,156 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$77,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$77,796 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,230 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$75,695 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,695 · 5 yrs out

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