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Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

Education

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education graduates with a master's typically earned about $67,068, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Master's median $67,068, $64,287 to $69,748.$64k$67k$70kMaster's$67,068
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Master's Degree$67,068$64,287 to $69,7488100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +2% (2024 to 2034), about 5,600 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$72,090+2.1%5,600

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.