Physical Sciences, General
2,676 students earn a physical sciences, general credential each year across 136 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
- $41,587
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $78,741
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Bachelor's programs — 43 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York—$41,5871 year out—$11,1092Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona47$41,4211 year out$64,606$22,2503University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California58—1 year out——4CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York43—1 year out——5Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania37—1 year out$78,741$25,0006United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland20—1 year out——7Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut17—1 year out——8California State University-FresnoFresno, California13—1 year out——9Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia11—1 year out——10Chadron State CollegeChadron, Nebraska11—1 year out——11University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——12Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington9—1 year out——13Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York8—1 year out——14Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina, Ohio8—1 year out——15Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas7—1 year out——16Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana5—1 year out——17Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana5—1 year out——18Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, Georgia4—1 year out——19New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, New Mexico4—1 year out——20California State University-StanislausTurlock, California3—1 year out——21San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California3—1 year out——22Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——23University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——24Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California2—1 year out——25United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado2—1 year out——26Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky2—1 year out——27Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts2—1 year out——28Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico2—1 year out——29Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York2—1 year out——30Bethany CollegeBethany, West Virginia2—1 year out——31Wheeling UniversityWheeling, West Virginia2—1 year out——32California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California1—1 year out——33Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California1—1 year out——34Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California1—1 year out——35Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois1—1 year out——36Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa1—1 year out——37University of Southern MainePortland, Maine1—1 year out——38Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts1—1 year out——39Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan1—1 year out——40Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York1—1 year out——41University of DaytonDayton, Ohio1—1 year out——42Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota1—1 year out——43Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Tennessee1—1 year out——
Associate programs — 94 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York114$27,2031 year out$51,160$8,8752Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey180$27,1361 year out$59,252$7,2503Western Nevada CollegeCarson City, Nevada102$27,0071 year out$38,449—4CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York63$26,9481 year out$40,593$9,0005CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York30$23,2191 year out$36,363—6Richard Bland CollegeSouth Prince George, Virginia155$20,2191 year out$43,360$12,0007CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York104$19,8151 year out$47,678$7,5008American River CollegeSacramento, California119—1 year out$68,572—9Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma116—1 year out$42,049$10,75010Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, Washington66—1 year out——11El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California64—1 year out——12Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona60—1 year out$40,579—13College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York59—1 year out——14Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan46—1 year out——15Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona45—1 year out$48,165—16Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington41—1 year out$57,260—17Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California39—1 year out——18Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington38—1 year out——19Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona36—1 year out$47,633—20Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona36—1 year out$62,897—21CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York35—1 year out$57,380$8,75022Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington33—1 year out——23Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington31—1 year out——24Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona30—1 year out——25Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington30—1 year out——26Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona29—1 year out——27CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York28—1 year out$41,084—28Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington27—1 year out——29South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia, Washington27—1 year out——30South Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington25—1 year out——31Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona23—1 year out——32North Central Michigan CollegePetoskey, Michigan23—1 year out$38,816—33University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallup, New Mexico23—1 year out$40,073—34Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa, Oklahoma23—1 year out——35University of New Mexico-Taos CampusRanchos de Taos, New Mexico22—1 year out$40,073—36Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi21—1 year out——37Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona21—1 year out——38North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington20—1 year out——39University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusLos Lunas, New Mexico19—1 year out$40,073—40Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington19—1 year out$84,491—41Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington19—1 year out——42Reading Area Community CollegeReading, Pennsylvania18—1 year out——43Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington18—1 year out——44South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona16—1 year out——45San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas13—1 year out——46Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California12—1 year out——47Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California11—1 year out——48Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Washington11—1 year out——49Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, Washington11—1 year out——50Taft CollegeTaft, California10—1 year out——51CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York9—1 year out——52Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——53Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, Washington8—1 year out——54GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona7—1 year out——55Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington7—1 year out——56Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington7—1 year out——57Citrus CollegeGlendora, California6—1 year out——58Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York6—1 year out——59Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington6—1 year out$64,564—60Compton CollegeCompton, California5—1 year out——61Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California5—1 year out——62Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas5—1 year out——63Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts5—1 year out——64Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington5—1 year out——65Lower Columbia CollegeLongview, Washington5—1 year out——66Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington5—1 year out——67Warren County Community CollegeWashington, New Jersey5—1 year out——68Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York4—1 year out——69Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, Washington4—1 year out——70Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, Washington4—1 year out——71Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, Washington4—1 year out——72Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington4—1 year out——73Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New York3—1 year out——74Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——75Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah3—1 year out——76Centralia CollegeCentralia, Washington3—1 year out——77Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, Maryland3—1 year out——78Reedley CollegeReedley, California2—1 year out——79San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California2—1 year out——80Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts2—1 year out——81University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusLos Alamos, New Mexico2—1 year out$40,073—82Butte CollegeOroville, California1—1 year out——83Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, California1—1 year out——84College of the SequoiasVisalia, California1—1 year out——85Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, Michigan1—1 year out——86San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico1—1 year out——87Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesville, Oklahoma1—1 year out——88Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——89Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas1—1 year out——90Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah1—1 year out——91CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeNew York, New York1—1 year out——92Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0—1 year out$58,668—93University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico——1 year out$40,073—94Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York——1 year out—$7,930
Certificate programs — 1 college
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
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 (—).