DOCTORAL DEGREE · NATIONAL DEGREE OUTCOMES
Is a doctoral degree in Education, Other worth it?
Compare cost, debt and earnings across 8 college programs with reportable data.
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$94,581 in median year-4 earnings
A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.
$94,581Median year-4 earnings
$16,651Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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Outcomes at a glance
$94,581Typical earnings four years after completion
$89,552Average earnings five years after completion
Not availableTypical federal student debt
36thEarnings percentile among the same degree level
171Degrees awarded in 2024–25
8College programs reporting earnings
Degree counts come from the IPEDS Fall 2025 provisional release and cover 8 matched college records. Colleges without a match are not estimated.
Four useful answers about Education, Other
How much do Education, Other doctoral degree graduates earn?
The national median is $94,581 four years after completion across reportable doctoral degree programs in this federal field.
How much federal debt do graduates have?
A national median federal-debt figure is not reportable for this degree in the current release.
Does the college matter for Education, Other?
Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $91,214 to $101,304 in observed year-4 earnings.
What careers are related to Education, Other?
DegreeVerdict links this field to 2 displayed occupations using the official federal CIP–SOC crosswalk. Occupational wages are career context, not graduate salary promises.
More schooling changes both the cost and the outcome.
Compare the same field at each degree level with reportable data. These are separate groups of graduates, so the differences do not prove that an additional degree caused higher earnings.
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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $36,690
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 1
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $39,644
- Federal debt
- $26,539
- Programs in the comparison
- 3
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $48,653
- Federal debt
- $25,989
- Programs in the comparison
- 31
Post-baccalaureate Certificate
- Year-4 earnings
- $52,531
- Federal debt
- $19,625
- Programs in the comparison
- 2
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $65,153
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 33
Doctoral Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $94,581
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate
- Year-4 earnings
- $90,767
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 4
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$91,214National median$94,58175th percentile$101,304
8 programs report year‑4 earnings.BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
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PRICE × EARNINGS MAP
Where colleges sit for this exact degree
Move left for a lower annual college-wide net price and up for higher observed year-4 earnings.
$107,801Observed year-4 earnings$52,028
Olivet Nazarene University$20,729 price · $118,508 earningsColumbus State University$13,115 price · $107,801 earningsUniversity of West Georgia$12,786 price · $101,304 earningsRegent University$19,923 price · $94,797 earningsOld Dominion University$14,638 price · $94,365 earningsMissouri Baptist University$27,006 price · $92,710 earningsCapella University$17,956 price · $91,214 earningsUniversidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus$7,051 price · $52,028 earnings
$7,051Annual college-wide average net price$20,729
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1Olivet Nazarene University$118,5082Columbus State University$107,8013University of West Georgia$101,3044Regent University$94,7975Old Dominion University$94,3656Missouri Baptist University$92,7107Capella University$91,2148Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus$52,028Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Jobs this degree may lead to
Federal education-to-career links identify related occupations. They do not imply that every graduate enters the same job.
Pay and projected demand
Related careers do not share one outlook
Bubble size = annual openings2025–35 national projection
Higher median wage ↑
-7%Projected employment growth →12%
Occupation wages describe workers in these jobs, not graduates of this degree. BLS projections are national estimates and do not guarantee hiring.
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,350 median wage60,830 jobs nationwide+2.5% projected growth through 2035 · 5,300 openings a yearTypical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree$39,530–$126,860 typical wage rangeTeachers and Instructors, All Other$66,140 median wage113,790 jobs nationwide-0.2% projected growth through 2035 · 15,700 openings a yearTypical entry education: Bachelor's degree$37,010–$118,020 typical wage range
BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 projections. Career figures describe occupations, not graduates of a specific college.
This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.