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Best Colleges for Education, by Earnings

263 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Education, about 6,687 degrees a year. Across the 51 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $49,225 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Seattle Pacific University	WA	$70,584	11	83.4%
2	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$65,864	9	42.4%
3	Denison University	OH	$65,429	20	17.4%
4	University of Washington	WA	$65,217	122	39.1%
5	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$65,217	68	90.6%
6	Chapman University	CA	$64,917	56	65.4%
7	Monmouth University	NJ	$63,068	53	89%
8	Syracuse University	NY	$62,372	21	45.9%
9	Colgate University	NY	$57,530	20	13.9%
10	Boston University	MA	$56,556	1	11.1%
11	Beloit College	WI	$56,414	16	63%
12	Merrimack College	MA	$55,180	6	70%
13	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$55,116	45	63.4%
14	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	HI	$54,648	42	95.3%
15	University of Oregon	OR	$54,434	88	88.3%
16	University of California-Irvine	CA	$54,356	272	28.6%
17	Pacific University	OR	$53,333	22	89.6%
18	Michigan State University	MI	$52,243	156	84.8%
19	Southwestern University	TX	$52,035	21	43.1%
20	Buena Vista University	IA	$50,997	10	77.6%
21	Empire State University	NY	$50,954	68
22	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$50,946	34	66.1%
23	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$50,728	45	74.7%
24	Nelson University	TX	$50,491	2	89%
25	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$49,228	127	90.7%
26	Grand Valley State University	MI	$49,225	224	83%
27	Flagler College	FL	$49,104	11	80.8%
28	Hamline University	MN	$48,878	13	87.6%
29	University of Arkansas	AR	$48,188	9	74.3%
30	Bay Path University	MA	$47,941	16	85.2%
31	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$47,107	112
32	Midland University	NE	$46,695	45	66.1%
33	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$46,646	74	86.3%
34	Fairmont State University	WV	$46,625	39	98.6%
35	Wilmington University	DE	$46,324	42
36	Western Oregon University	OR	$46,042	144	98.1%
37	Hope International University	CA	$45,971	23	33%
38	John Carroll University	OH	$45,791	18	80.9%
39	Salem State University	MA	$45,568	25	95.9%
40	Webster University	MO	$45,411	21	86.2%
41	Belmont Abbey College	NC	$44,460	8	74.7%
42	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	$44,331	100	88.6%
43	Wilmington College	OH	$43,077	30	92.4%
44	Tusculum University	TN	$42,927	17	72.2%
45	Saint Louis University	MO	$42,112	22	75%
46	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$42,034	26	99.5%
47	Liberty University	VA	$41,664	4	99%
48	Harris-Stowe State University	MO	$40,247	16
49	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$38,074	35	62.7%
50	Berea College	KY	$36,412	4	19.3%
51	Missouri Baptist University	MO	$35,906	6	68.6%

212 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Education graduates?

Seattle Pacific University ($70,584), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ($65,864), Denison University ($65,429), University of Washington ($65,217), University of Washington-Bothell Campus ($65,217) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Education majors make?

The median across 51 colleges is $49,225 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $35,906 to $70,584.

Which colleges have the biggest Education programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Texas A&M University (308), University of North Texas (288), University of California-Irvine (272), The University of Texas at El Paso (269), Texas Tech University (263).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Education, General". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.