Education at Chapman University

Orange, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 56 graduates a year

$37,928
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,917
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#9 of 71
Rank by pay
#11 of 71
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Chapman University graduates in education earn 30% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Chapman University Compares for Education

All 71 colleges reporting education earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Bellevue University Bellevue, NE$93,688$96,830#1$68,730
2Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA$70,584$64,922#3—
3University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$66,093$63,133#5$48,339
4University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$65,864$64,711#4—
5Denison University Granville, OH$65,429$69,823#2—
6University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$65,217$59,986#7$44,201
7University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA$65,217$59,986#8$44,201
8University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$65,217$59,986#9$44,201
9Chapman University Orange, CA$64,917$59,070#11$37,928
10Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ$63,068$55,354#15$55,579
11Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$62,372$59,365#10—
12Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$59,775$52,464#26—

Other Majors at Chapman University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$112,780$67,125#103 of 349
Accounting and Related Services$102,147$70,362#44 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$84,978$54,064#24 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,378$55,657#84 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,139$40,141#11 of 178
Journalism$79,135$41,645#5 of 187
Design and Applied Arts$78,121$46,519#9 of 299
Business/Corporate Communications$76,412$39,901#2 of 25
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$75,108—#13 of 610
Communication and Media Studies$73,461$44,601#29 of 660
Public Health$72,529$25,007#21 of 215
Political Science and Government$68,856$35,124#141 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$66,494$35,795#3 of 144
Biology$64,461$24,443#205 of 841
Psychology$63,617$28,661#52 of 1027
Sociology$62,047$39,278#62 of 462
English Language and Literature$58,055$40,861#81 of 576
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$51,611$24,644#11 of 255
Dance$50,612$21,275#9 of 58
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$44,183$23,939#81 of 137
Music$41,698$14,538#161 of 268
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$36,546—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Chapman University education graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $37,928 one year after graduating and $64,917 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Chapman University rank for education?

Among 71 colleges reporting earnings for education graduates, Chapman University ranks #9 by median pay four years after graduation, and #11 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is education at Chapman University worth it?

Its graduates earn 30% more than the national median for education ($49,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.