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DOCTORAL DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1304

Educational Administration and Supervision: is this doctoral degree worth it?

National picture across 151 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$101,194 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.

$101,194Median year-4 earnings

$20,633Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$101,194Median reported earnings · year 4

$103,439Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

49thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

151Reporting programs

151With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $74,102
Federal debt: $26,160
Reporting programs: 3

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $46,541
Federal debt: $31,299
Reporting programs: 19

19 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $108,190
Federal debt: $17,125
Reporting programs: 11

9 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $69,836
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 464

464 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $101,194
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 151

151 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $77,121
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 11

11 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $94,099
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 46

46 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $92,679
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 8

8 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

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$89,213National median$101,19475th percentile$115,394

151 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Washington-Seattle Campus$184,940 2Russell Sage College$179,109 3Manhattanville University$175,662 4Boston College$174,350 5University of Pennsylvania$171,744 6St. John's University-New York$170,203 7Western Illinois University$159,820 8San Diego State University$158,013 9San Francisco State University$157,979 10California State University, East Bay$154,918

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Education Administrators, All OtherSOC 11-9039 · 10 crosswalk linksEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondarySOC 11-9032 · 7 crosswalk linksEducation Administrators, PostsecondarySOC 11-9033 · 5 crosswalk linksEducation and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareSOC 11-9031 · 5 crosswalk linksTraining and Development ManagersSOC 11-3131 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of Washington-Seattle CampusDoctoral Degree	Seattle, WA	$184,940	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,091
2	Russell Sage CollegeDoctoral Degree	Troy, NY	$179,109	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,917
3	Manhattanville UniversityDoctoral Degree	Purchase, NY	$175,662	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,991
4	Boston CollegeDoctoral Degree	Chestnut Hill, MA	$174,350	Not available	Baseline needed	$41,704
5	University of PennsylvaniaDoctoral Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$171,744	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,699
6	St. John's University-New YorkDoctoral Degree	Queens, NY	$170,203	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,999
7	Western Illinois UniversityDoctoral Degree	Macomb, IL	$159,820	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,937
8	San Diego State UniversityDoctoral Degree	San Diego, CA	$158,013	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,364
9	San Francisco State UniversityDoctoral Degree	San Francisco, CA	$157,979	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,278
10	California State University, East BayDoctoral Degree	Hayward, CA	$154,918	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,320
11	Loyola University ChicagoDoctoral Degree	Chicago, IL	$154,544	Not available	Baseline needed	$36,079
12	University of Massachusetts GlobalDoctoral Degree	Aliso Viejo, CA	$152,157	Not available	Baseline needed	$32,654
13	California State University, FullertonDoctoral Degree	Fullerton, CA	$141,254	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,555
14	Fordham UniversityDoctoral Degree	Bronx, NY	$140,055	Not available	Baseline needed	$44,338
15	University of California, Los AngelesDoctoral Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$140,028	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,548
16	University of Southern CaliforniaDoctoral Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$138,552	Not available	Baseline needed	$32,740
17	Aurora UniversityDoctoral Degree	Aurora, IL	$136,318	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,838
18	National Louis UniversityDoctoral Degree	Chicago, IL	$136,173	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,641
19	The University of Texas at AustinDoctoral Degree	Austin, TX	$134,846	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,857
20	Loyola Marymount UniversityDoctoral Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$134,109	Not available	Baseline needed	$48,381
21	California State Polytechnic University-PomonaDoctoral Degree	Pomona, CA	$132,932	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,531
22	Seton Hall UniversityDoctoral Degree	South Orange, NJ	$131,664	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,446
23	Plymouth State UniversityDoctoral Degree	Plymouth, NH	$130,741	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,216
24	University of California, DavisDoctoral Degree	Davis, CA	$130,291	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,741
25	California State University, FresnoDoctoral Degree	Fresno, CA	$128,028	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,000
26	University of Maryland-College ParkDoctoral Degree	College Park, MD	$127,684	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,678
27	University of GeorgiaDoctoral Degree	Athens, GA	$124,890	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,936
28	Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceDoctoral Degree	Providence, RI	$123,957	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,027
29	Saint Cloud State UniversityDoctoral Degree	Saint Cloud, MN	$123,714	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,529
30	Concordia University-ChicagoDoctoral Degree	River Forest, IL	$123,623	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,436
31	National American University-Rapid CityDoctoral Degree	Rapid City, SD	$122,907	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,062
32	Vanderbilt UniversityDoctoral Degree	Nashville, TN	$122,742	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,846
33	George Washington UniversityDoctoral Degree	Washington, DC	$122,539	Not available	Baseline needed	$36,586
34	Saint Elizabeth UniversityDoctoral Degree	Morristown, NJ	$122,250	Not available	Baseline needed	$23,125
35	California State University, San BernardinoDoctoral Degree	San Bernardino, CA	$120,901	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,564
36	George Fox UniversityDoctoral Degree	Newberg, OR	$120,720	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,679
37	Pepperdine UniversityDoctoral Degree	Malibu, CA	$120,410	Not available	Baseline needed	$58,098
38	University of St FrancisDoctoral Degree	Joliet, IL	$116,433	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,006
39	Creighton UniversityDoctoral Degree	Omaha, NE	$115,394	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,568
40	Indiana State UniversityDoctoral Degree	Terre Haute, IN	$115,003	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,873
41	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusDoctoral Degree	Pittsburgh, PA	$114,115	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,434
42	Southern Connecticut State UniversityDoctoral Degree	New Haven, CT	$113,578	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,857
43	University of DelawareDoctoral Degree	Newark, DE	$113,543	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,799
44	Drexel UniversityDoctoral Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$111,846	Not available	Baseline needed	$38,509
45	Edgewood UniversityDoctoral Degree	Madison, WI	$110,776	Not available	Baseline needed	$26,113
46	Indiana University of PennsylvaniaDoctoral Degree	Indiana, PA	$110,617	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,804
47	Wilmington UniversityDoctoral Degree	New Castle, DE	$110,365	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,644
48	William & MaryDoctoral Degree	Williamsburg, VA	$110,116	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,096
49	Georgia State UniversityDoctoral Degree	Atlanta, GA	$109,315	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,931
50	Gwynedd Mercy UniversityDoctoral Degree	Gwynedd Valley, PA	$108,790	Not available	Baseline needed	$27,483
51	Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDoctoral Degree	Richmond, VA	$108,580	Not available	Baseline needed	$23,433
52	University of St ThomasDoctoral Degree	Houston, TX	$107,589	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,359
53	Dallas Baptist UniversityDoctoral Degree	Dallas, TX	$107,284	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,516
54	Mercer UniversityDoctoral Degree	Macon, GA	$107,013	Not available	Baseline needed	$23,847
55	University of North TexasDoctoral Degree	Denton, TX	$106,934	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,649
56	Ferris State UniversityDoctoral Degree	Big Rapids, MI	$106,347	Not available	Baseline needed	$8,624
57	University of South DakotaDoctoral Degree	Vermillion, SD	$105,958	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,858
58	Lamar UniversityDoctoral Degree	Beaumont, TX	$105,682	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,366
59	University of HoustonDoctoral Degree	Houston, TX	$105,601	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,276
60	Colorado State University-Fort CollinsDoctoral Degree	Fort Collins, CO	$105,391	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,279
61	Samford UniversityDoctoral Degree	Birmingham, AL	$105,374	Not available	Baseline needed	$32,622
62	University of ArkansasDoctoral Degree	Fayetteville, AR	$105,343	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,209
63	Kennesaw State UniversityDoctoral Degree	Kennesaw, GA	$105,134	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,048
64	Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaDoctoral Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$104,715	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,689
65	Bethel UniversityDoctoral Degree	Saint Paul, MN	$104,538	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,556
66	Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaDoctoral Degree	Winona, MN	$104,441	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,704
67	California State University, SacramentoDoctoral Degree	Sacramento, CA	$104,270	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,338
68	University of LouisvilleDoctoral Degree	Louisville, KY	$103,501	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,988
69	Auburn UniversityDoctoral Degree	Auburn, AL	$102,863	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,323
70	Northern Arizona UniversityDoctoral Degree	Flagstaff, AZ	$102,760	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,158
71	Florida State UniversityDoctoral Degree	Tallahassee, FL	$102,524	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,297
72	University of Houston-Clear LakeDoctoral Degree	Houston, TX	$101,723	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,563
73	Indiana University-BloomingtonDoctoral Degree	Bloomington, IN	$101,630	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,264
74	Michigan State UniversityDoctoral Degree	East Lansing, MI	$101,377	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,680
75	Georgia Southern UniversityDoctoral Degree	Statesboro, GA	$101,350	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,267
76	University of South AlabamaDoctoral Degree	Mobile, AL	$101,194	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,648
77	Arkansas Tech UniversityDoctoral Degree	Russellville, AR	$101,156	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,970
78	Immaculata UniversityDoctoral Degree	Immaculata, PA	$101,128	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,258
79	University of DenverDoctoral Degree	Denver, CO	$100,726	Not available	Baseline needed	$36,131
80	The University of AlabamaDoctoral Degree	Tuscaloosa, AL	$99,953	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,420
81	Oakland UniversityDoctoral Degree	Rochester Hills, MI	$99,496	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,120
82	Oklahoma State University-Main CampusDoctoral Degree	Stillwater, OK	$99,019	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,447
83	New England CollegeDoctoral Degree	Henniker, NH	$98,737	Not available	Baseline needed	$26,972
84	University of Hawaii at ManoaDoctoral Degree	Honolulu, HI	$98,690	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,664
85	East Carolina UniversityDoctoral Degree	Greenville, NC	$98,079	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,739
86	Northwest Nazarene UniversityDoctoral Degree	Nampa, ID	$97,935	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,580
87	North Carolina State University at RaleighDoctoral Degree	Raleigh, NC	$97,758	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,303
88	Florida Atlantic UniversityDoctoral Degree	Boca Raton, FL	$97,695	Not available	Baseline needed	$8,752
89	University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusDoctoral Degree	Norman, OK	$97,658	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,300
90	California Lutheran UniversityDoctoral Degree	Thousand Oaks, CA	$97,243	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,109
91	University of RochesterDoctoral Degree	Rochester, NY	$97,103	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,278
92	University of PortlandDoctoral Degree	Portland, OR	$97,064	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,210
93	Tarleton State UniversityDoctoral Degree	Stephenville, TX	$96,825	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,783
94	University of Nebraska at OmahaDoctoral Degree	Omaha, NE	$96,710	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,441
95	East Texas A&M UniversityDoctoral Degree	Commerce, TX	$96,142	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,841
96	Widener UniversityDoctoral Degree	Chester, PA	$95,230	Not available	Baseline needed	$25,759
97	Oakland City UniversityDoctoral Degree	Oakland City, IN	$95,190	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,210
98	University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesDoctoral Degree	Minneapolis, MN	$95,016	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,778
99	Wingate UniversityDoctoral Degree	Wingate, NC	$94,838	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,748
100	Gardner-Webb UniversityDoctoral Degree	Boiling Springs, NC	$94,213	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,674

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.