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2026 Highest Paid Other Education Grads in the Great Lakes Region

[Other Education](/majors/education/other-education/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a other education degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where other education graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Other Education Grads in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Highest Paid Other Education Grads in the Great Lakes Region

Below are the schools whose other education graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Other Education Graduates

1

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

$90,945 Average Early-Career Salary

Our analysis ranked Olivet Nazarene University the top school for other education graduate earnings in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career other education graduates from Olivet Nazarene University make a median of around $90,945 per year.

2

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

$61,129 Average Early-Career Salary

Oakland University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in other education, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland University is a public institution. Students who complete the other education program here go on to a median salary of roughly $61,129.

3

Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

$56,152 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes Cleveland State University one of the highest-paying schools for other education. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public institution. Students who complete the other education program here go on to a median salary of roughly $56,152.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their other education graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.