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Associate-27% vs national median256 grads tracked

Education at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 187th of 208 associate programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,631
middle 50%: $22,589 – $34,079
Median · 5 years out
$31,073
middle 50%: $25,389 – $38,790
Median · 10 years out
$32,184
middle 50%: $25,189 – $43,948

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Tidewater Community College's associate program in Education earn a median $27,631 one year after graduating, rising to $32,184 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 27% below the national median of $42,655 for this field, ranking 187th of 208 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
15.5 yrs
≈ $18,259 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$31,618 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$31,578 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$31,531 · 5 yrs out
Northern Maine Community College
$31,452 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$31,330 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$31,147 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$31,066 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Eunice
$30,926 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$30,926 · 5 yrs out
University of Rio Grande - Rio Grande Community College
$30,804 · 5 yrs out
Central Ohio Technical College
$30,437 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$30,313 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Tidewater Community College

Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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