Education, General

9,986 students earn a education, general credential each year across 438 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $39,035
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $47,475

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 301 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska0$68,7301 year out—$26,556 2University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii33$60,2881 year out——3The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas136$57,4101 year out—$13,250 4Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey53$55,5791 year out$60,732$27,000 5University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii42$52,0791 year out$57,924$24,333 6Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, Texas21$50,9841 year out——7University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin—$50,5401 year out$50,117$25,000 8University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota—$48,3391 year out—$18,750 9Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas2$47,9211 year out$46,333$27,500 10Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania—$46,2391 year out——11Springfield CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts0$45,9061 year out—$27,000 12Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, Texas—$45,5511 year out—$27,000 13Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida11$45,4471 year out$46,571$30,750 14Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania—$45,2731 year out—$27,000 15Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan156$44,7051 year out$52,112$27,000 16University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington122$44,2011 year out—$15,729 17University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington68$44,2011 year out—$15,729 18University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0$44,2011 year out—$15,729 19Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan224$44,0711 year out$48,711$29,364 20Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon144$43,8791 year out—$20,500 21University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin127$43,8671 year out$47,785$30,990 22Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon0$43,5581 year out$47,984$26,528 23University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin100$42,7681 year out$45,121$23,250 24Midland UniversityFremont, Nebraska45$42,3941 year out$48,420$27,000 25University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado45$42,3201 year out—$27,936 26Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah—$41,4211 year out$47,043$22,784 27Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut0$41,1291 year out$49,949$25,000 28Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia39$40,9311 year out$46,061$22,760 29University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia—$39,6591 year out$42,566—30Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, Massachusetts11$39,3751 year out$54,503$25,000 31Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas4$39,2421 year out—$40,375 32Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York68$39,0461 year out$53,283$21,422 33Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania—$39,0351 year out—$27,000 34Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida34$38,9281 year out$49,119$18,474 35Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida45$38,3921 year out$38,358$20,755 36John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, Ohio18$37,9781 year out$49,221$27,000 37Chapman UniversityOrange, California56$37,9281 year out$65,859$21,746 38Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio74$37,3701 year out$44,468$30,782 39Wilmington CollegeWilmington, Ohio30$37,0151 year out$43,693$27,000 40Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota13$36,9761 year out—$25,000 41Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina4$36,6461 year out$46,531$26,407 42Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, Tennessee17$36,5401 year out—$25,832 43Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri22$36,2441 year out$42,866$27,000 44Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, Ohio0$35,8951 year out$42,632$27,000 45SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York—$35,2671 year out$52,285$26,000 46The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona112$34,7041 year out$42,240$44,596 47Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri21$34,5461 year out$42,072$27,100 48Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri—$34,1661 year out—$19,722 49Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon22$34,0671 year out$50,071$27,000 50Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware42$33,8901 year out$41,806$26,689 51Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island25$33,8661 year out$79,577—52Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts28$33,7371 year out$53,517$19,000 53Beloit CollegeBeloit, Wisconsin16$33,4931 year out$43,478$24,456 54Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts25$33,0651 year out$46,529$27,000 55University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas9$31,0681 year out$48,229$26,522 56Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, North Carolina8$30,9661 year out$35,676$27,000 57University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri35$30,0961 year out$33,199$33,449 58Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri—$29,7531 year out$31,842$21,250 59Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts6$29,3681 year out—$27,000 60Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri16$28,5001 year out$38,610$35,478 61Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts1$27,8911 year out—$27,000 62University of California-IrvineIrvine, California272$26,1061 year out$58,011$15,575 63Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia4$25,1941 year out—$42,160 64University of OregonEugene, Oregon88$23,1051 year out$54,130$20,096 65Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky4$21,7091 year out$38,004—66University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington—$20,0391 year out—$27,000 67Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas308—1 year out——68University of North TexasDenton, Texas288—1 year out——69The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas269—1 year out——70Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas263—1 year out——71The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas259—1 year out——72Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas175—1 year out——73Niagara UniversityNiagara University, New York170—1 year out——74Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio147—1 year out——75University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas115—1 year out——76East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas83—1 year out——77University of La VerneLa Verne, California80—1 year out——78The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas67—1 year out——79University of FloridaGainesville, Florida62—1 year out——80Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon56—1 year out$56,237—81Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa55—1 year out——82University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida54—1 year out——83University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts53—1 year out$65,277—84University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California52—1 year out——85Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas49—1 year out——86Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon45—1 year out——87Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina41—1 year out——88Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas37—1 year out——89Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas37—1 year out——90Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan35—1 year out——91Northern Marianas CollegeSaipan, Northern Mariana Islands33—1 year out——92Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas32—1 year out——93University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas29—1 year out——94Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho29—1 year out——95Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire26—1 year out$47,290$25,449 96North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina26—1 year out——97Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas24—1 year out——98Hope International UniversityFullerton, California23—1 year out—$24,823 99New York UniversityNew York, New York23—1 year out—$21,375 100Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio23—1 year out——

Associate programs — top 100 of 131 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, Maine14$28,0611 year out—$12,987 2Connors State CollegeWarner, Oklahoma12$26,9061 year out$34,985$10,352 3Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana159$26,8481 year out$37,266$10,874 4Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island—$25,8671 year out—$9,187 5Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthens, Texas33$22,5191 year out$40,142—6Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey83$19,1571 year out$44,616$8,750 7Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey54$16,8461 year out—$7,000 8Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, Tennessee9$12,2801 year out$37,893—9Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi116—1 year out——10CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York109—1 year out——11University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia91—1 year out$39,549$11,200 12Highland Community CollegeHighland, Kansas65—1 year out$42,440—13Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey57—1 year out$39,382$10,987 14Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, Tennessee55—1 year out——15Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia51—1 year out——16College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, Micronesia43—1 year out——17Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina42—1 year out——18Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio36—1 year out—$15,957 19The University of Montana-WesternDillon, Montana35—1 year out——20Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York33—1 year out——21Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, Tennessee32—1 year out$37,830—22Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee31—1 year out——23Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee28—1 year out$38,746—24Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, West Virginia26—1 year out$25,062$11,050 25Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut24—1 year out——26New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico23—1 year out——27Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, Tennessee23—1 year out$38,655—28Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana21—1 year out——29Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina20—1 year out$51,373$18,750 30Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon20—1 year out——31Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland20—1 year out$44,708$16,804 32Cumberland UniversityLebanon, Tennessee19—1 year out——33Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California18—1 year out——34Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, Tennessee18—1 year out——35North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho17—1 year out——36Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania17—1 year out—$11,000 37Allegany College of MarylandCumberland, Maryland16—1 year out——38North Central State CollegeMansfield, Ohio15—1 year out——39Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee15—1 year out——40Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, Tennessee15—1 year out——41Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend, Kansas14—1 year out——42Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana14—1 year out$41,490—43Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, Maryland14—1 year out——44San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico14—1 year out——45Butler County Community CollegeButler, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——46Central Maine Community CollegeAuburn, Maine13—1 year out——47Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, Maine13—1 year out——48Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona12—1 year out——49Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts12—1 year out——50Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma12—1 year out$41,189—51Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah11—1 year out——52Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, Virginia11—1 year out——53Mohave Community CollegeKingman, Arizona10—1 year out——54Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland10—1 year out——55North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota10—1 year out——56Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, New Hampshire10—1 year out——57Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswell, New Mexico10—1 year out——58York County Community CollegeWells, Maine10—1 year out——59White Mountains Community CollegeBerlin, New Hampshire9—1 year out——60Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, New Jersey9—1 year out$39,382$10,987 61Washington State College of OhioMarietta, Ohio9—1 year out——62Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, West Virginia9—1 year out——63Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——64River Parishes Community CollegeGonzales, Louisiana8—1 year out——65Marian University-AncillaPlymouth, Indiana8—1 year out——66University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallup, New Mexico7—1 year out——67University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusLos Lunas, New Mexico7—1 year out——68Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico7—1 year out——69Zane State CollegeZanesville, Ohio7—1 year out——70Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——71Reading Area Community CollegeReading, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——72Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah7—1 year out——73Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam7—1 year out——74Tohono O'odham Community CollegeSells, Arizona7—1 year out——75Washington County Community CollegeCalais, Maine6—1 year out——76Garrett CollegeMcHenry, Maryland6—1 year out——77Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point, New Jersey6—1 year out——78New Mexico State University-AlamogordoAlamogordo, New Mexico6—1 year out——79Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, Maryland6—1 year out——80Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota5—1 year out$34,841—81Miles Community CollegeMiles City, Montana5—1 year out——82Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——83Harford Community CollegeBel Air, Maryland4—1 year out——84Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota4—1 year out——85Manchester Community CollegeManchester, New Hampshire4—1 year out——86New Mexico State University-GrantsGrants, New Mexico4—1 year out——87Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida3—1 year out——88Andrew CollegeCuthbert, Georgia3—1 year out——89Nunez Community CollegeChalmette, Louisiana3—1 year out——90Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable, Massachusetts3—1 year out——91Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, Michigan3—1 year out——92Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, Minnesota3—1 year out$35,070—93Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota3—1 year out——94Seminole State CollegeSeminole, Oklahoma3—1 year out——95Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon3—1 year out——96Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, Tennessee3—1 year out——97Weatherford CollegeWeatherford, Texas3—1 year out——98Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, Florida3—1 year out——99Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield, Missouri3—1 year out——100Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana2—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 28 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana99$49,7611 year out—$20,500 2Teachers College of San JoaquinStockton, California619—1 year out——3University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin76—1 year out——4Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey64—1 year out$22,760—5City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, Illinois47—1 year out——6Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California43—1 year out——7Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon40—1 year out——8Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan30—1 year out——9Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri18—1 year out——10University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada16—1 year out——11Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona11—1 year out——12Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, Maine9—1 year out——13Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida6—1 year out——14Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterMcAlester, Oklahoma6—1 year out——15Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah5—1 year out——16White Mountains Community CollegeBerlin, New Hampshire3—1 year out——17Mesalands Community CollegeTucumcari, New Mexico3—1 year out——18Clackamas Community CollegeOregon City, Oregon3—1 year out——19Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana2—1 year out——20Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts2—1 year out——21Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, New Jersey2—1 year out——22University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin2—1 year out——23Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California2—1 year out——24Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon1—1 year out——25The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas1—1 year out——26Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam1—1 year out——27Butler County Community CollegeButler, Pennsylvania——1 year out$32,383—28Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah——1 year out—$8,000

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).