OBSERVED EARNINGS · LIKE-FOR-LIKE CATEGORIESHighest-paying majors
National median earnings four years after completion, keeping field and credential level visible.
Education10 ranked field-and-credential categories with at least 10 earnings observations
1Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree · 83 programs$71,2462Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree · 464 programs$69,8363Education, OtherMaster's Degree · 33 programs$65,1534Education, GeneralMaster's Degree · 217 programs$63,9095Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree · 288 programs$62,7706Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree · 289 programs$62,5627Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degree · 53 programs$62,1938Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree · 198 programs$60,6559Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree · 385 programs$58,91610Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree · 305 programs$58,866Field families are reproducible groupings of federal two-digit CIP subject codes. Rankings require at least 10 programs with reported year-4 earnings; missing or suppressed values are not replaced with zero.