Associate Biological and Physical Sciences Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Associate Biological and Physical Sciences Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Biological and Physical Sciences programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 43 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, Virginia$37,850——$6k$41k45%3,19562 mi 2College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois$37,724——$8k$43k37%9,42010 mi 3Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California$33,201——$8k$41k37%18,34638 mi 4City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, Illinois$33,115——$8k$38k27%2,7898 mi 5Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California$31,960——$3k$42k30%15,10934 mi 6Shasta CollegeRedding, California$31,415——$3k$39k23%6,12894 mi 7Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia$30,605——$12k$38k32%12,082< 1 mi 8Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois$30,509——$2k$43k21%9,30637 mi 9City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, Illinois$30,203——$7k$32k18%6,4093 mi 10Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois$29,678——$10k$37k36%5,675254 mi 11Triton CollegeRiver Grove, Illinois$29,069——$4k$42k29%6,90210 mi 12American River CollegeSacramento, California$29,022——$8k$40k37%25,62139 mi 13McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois$28,614——$7k$45k37%4,69128 mi 14Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, Virginia$27,786——$5k$39k40%3,898148 mi 15City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois$27,451——$7k$37k26%4,2071 mi 16Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois$27,320——$3k$38k44%2,487237 mi 17William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois$27,081——$12k$48k48%9,31316 mi 18City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, Illinois$26,939——$9k$31k21%1,6614 mi 19Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California$26,780——$2k$36k62%4,21070 mi 20Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois$26,547——$8k$38k32%3,348114 mi 21Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California$26,228——$7k$38k36%15,25945 mi 22City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, Illinois$26,130——$6k$42k31%4,3727 mi 23Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia$25,468——$7k$38k34%3,9413 mi 24Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California$25,393——$3k$44k31%22,48510 mi 25Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California$25,221——$2k$41k31%18,8709 mi 26Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, Illinois$24,939——$11k$45k39%5,72143 mi 27Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois$24,444——$9k$36k63%1,175256 mi 28City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, Illinois$24,111——$8k$36k32%2,505< 1 mi 29Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, Illinois$24,070——$5k$40k45%1,93659 mi 30San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas$23,903——$12k$43k30%22,9695 mi 31East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California$23,633——$11k$42k37%27,75318 mi 32Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California$23,311——$1k$34k45%7,65265 mi 33Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois$23,128——$3k$44k40%7,49015 mi 34J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, Virginia$23,059——$5k$40k32%5,58623 mi 35College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois$22,654——$7k$47k25%16,11423 mi 36Morton CollegeCicero, Illinois$22,435——$5k$42k31%2,6408 mi 37Rock Valley CollegeRockford, Illinois$21,956——$5k$39k37%4,35960 mi 38Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia$21,923——$10k$54k33%33,04810 mi 39City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, Illinois$21,207——$9k$28k31%1,7773 mi 40Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California$20,108——$6k$52k34%9,34640 mi 41San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California$19,521——$6k$45k35%16,0985 mi 42Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey$19,269——$7k$34k26%6,6262 mi 43Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, Illinois$18,345——$2k$41k42%2,04085 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.