MASTER'S DEGREE · NATIONAL DEGREE OUTCOMES
Is a master's degree in Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education worth it?
Compare cost, debt and earnings across 7 college programs with reportable data.
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$67,080 in median year-4 earnings
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$67,080Median year-4 earnings
$20,617Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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Outcomes at a glance
$67,080Typical earnings four years after completion
$75,556Average earnings five years after completion
Not availableTypical federal student debt
29thEarnings percentile among the same degree level
Not availableDegrees awarded in 2024–25
7College programs reporting earnings
Degree counts come from the IPEDS Fall 2025 provisional release and cover 1 matched college records. Colleges without a match are not estimated.
Four useful answers about Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
How much do Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education master's degree graduates earn?
The national median is $67,080 four years after completion across reportable master's 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 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education?
Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $65,919 to $67,488 in observed year-4 earnings.
What careers are related to Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education?
DegreeVerdict links this field to 1 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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Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $57,847
- Federal debt
- $17,000
- Programs in the comparison
- 2
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $67,080
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 7
Doctoral Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $83,502
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 1
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$65,919National median$67,08075th percentile$67,488
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Where colleges sit for this exact degree
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$76,530Observed year-4 earnings$59,392
California State University, Long Beach$10,440 price · $77,150 earningsUniversity of Pennsylvania$28,699 price · $76,530 earningsUniversity of Utah$16,200 price · $67,488 earningsHope International University$29,310 price · $67,080 earningsUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee$15,014 price · $67,056 earningsNorthwestern University$29,167 price · $65,919 earningsUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus$15,489 price · $59,392 earnings
$10,440Annual college-wide average net price$29,167
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1California State University, Long Beach$77,1502University of Pennsylvania$76,5303University of Utah$67,4884Hope International University$67,0805University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee$67,0566Northwestern University$65,9197University of New Mexico-Main Campus$59,392Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Jobs this degree may lead to
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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 range
BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 projections. Career figures describe occupations, not graduates of a specific college.
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