Best Schools for Education, General in 2026
These are the top schools offering Education, General, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Education, General graduate earns $25,361/yr across 9 schools.
All Education, General Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Education, General |
55
51–57 |
$49,761/yr | 48.8x |
| 2 |
Connors State College
Warner, OK · Education, General |
41
35–44 |
$26,906/yr | 46.2x |
| 3 |
Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME · Education, General |
39
36–42 |
$28,061/yr | 36.0x |
| 4 |
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN · Education, General |
38
32–42 |
$26,848/yr | 36.9x |
| 5 |
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, TX · Education, General |
42
33–46 |
$22,519/yr | 75.0x |
| 6 |
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ · Education, General |
30
23–34 |
$19,157/yr | 36.7x |
| 7 |
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI · Education, General |
34
30–37 |
$25,867/yr | 23.3x |
| 8 |
Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN · Education, General |
27
20–30 |
$12,280/yr | 40.9x |
| 9 |
Middlesex College
Edison, NJ · Education, General |
28
23–30 |
$16,846/yr | 17.6x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.