Associate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Associate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 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 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 781 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Maria College of AlbanyAlbany, New York$60,85744%—$13k$55k30%65693 mi 2Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, Oklahoma$57,445——$7k$45k21%917607 mi 3Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama$55,667——$15k$64k33%12,1763 mi 4American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$52,108——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 5Marion Technical CollegeMarion, Ohio$51,927——$7k$41k31%1,47560 mi 6Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey$50,524———$69k—6,70720 mi 7Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York$50,464———$78k—11,55096 mi 8Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington$47,64583%1150$22k$55k71%6458 mi 9Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, Washington$47,645——$36k$55k50%4058 mi 10Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri$47,598——$23k$45k42%4,950317 mi 11Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota$46,67375%—$18k$59k57%5,144180 mi 12Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona$46,084——$12k$44k16%14,460166 mi 13Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$43,806100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 14Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeHuntington, West Virginia$43,753——$8k$29k19%1,160207 mi 15Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio$43,60258%1220$24k$50k75%2,90196 mi 16Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana$43,511——$17k$60k35%6,656105 mi 17Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana$43,51189%1082$23k$60k67%1,974105 mi 18Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida$41,98978%—$21k$48k45%6,72126 mi 19Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, Minnesota$41,906——$12k$50k24%2,193139 mi 20National UniversitySan Diego, California$41,545——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 21Baltimore City Community CollegeBaltimore, Maryland$41,120——$16k$36k17%3,7005 mi 22University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$41,071——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 23Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$40,9954%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 24Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$40,88687%—$22k$52k60%17,674385 mi 25Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$40,65861%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 26Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$40,65891%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 27Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania$40,65898%1227$23k$63k26%4,03157 mi 28Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania$40,65897%1228$25k$63k44%3,2404 mi 29Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania$40,65897%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 30Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania$40,65898%1187$22k$63k17%2,367130 mi 31Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania$40,65898%1200$23k$63k26%1,2237 mi 32Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, Pennsylvania$40,65897%1210$18k$63k18%85942 mi 33Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, Pennsylvania$40,65899%1190$18k$63k39%79386 mi 34Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania$40,65897%1130$20k$63k32%62069 mi 35Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, Pennsylvania$40,65898%1160$19k$63k34%55963 mi 36Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, Pennsylvania$40,65896%1200$18k$63k26%50185 mi 37Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, Pennsylvania$40,65895%1190$18k$63k28%416108 mi 38Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, Pennsylvania$40,65895%1170$15k$63k39%402148 mi 39Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, Pennsylvania$40,65897%1080$17k$63k34%34994 mi 40Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, Pennsylvania$40,65897%1200$16k$63k23%313103 mi 41Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, Pennsylvania$40,65892%—$18k$63k42%25648 mi 42Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, North Carolina$40,145——$7k$33k58%1,417142 mi 43Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas$39,731——$10k$41k11%6,247179 mi 44Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas$39,468——$15k$50k53%4,562468 mi 45Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota$38,856——$7k$45k52%2,003214 mi 46Community College of AuroraAurora, Colorado$38,729——$9k$45k33%3,250750 mi 47Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana$38,596——$11k$41k39%3,657204 mi 48Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado$38,592——$12k$48k29%5,383737 mi 49Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$38,436——$6k$43k20%30,189127 mi 50Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota$38,376——$11k$46k31%6,280124 mi 51Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts$38,348——$8k$48k13%8,6121 mi 52Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming$38,308——$9k$40k42%1,610727 mi 53University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska$38,018——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 54Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, North Carolina$38,009——$7k$33k48%1,0743 mi 55Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama$37,83896%1088$17k$42k50%9,80591 mi 56St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota$37,802——$10k$47k45%3,113128 mi 57Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, Massachusetts$37,790——$7k$53k17%3,83711 mi 58McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana$37,65078%1087$12k$46k47%5,00528 mi 59University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin$37,55889%1190$16k$62k56%5,837132 mi 60Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada$37,415——$8k$45k32%7,681139 mi 61Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan$37,347——$6k$37k21%12,74824 mi 62North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota$37,317——$12k$51k22%3,451128 mi 63Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California$37,149——$2k$45k48%10,57915 mi 64Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio$36,94285%1212$22k$53k65%19,633144 mi 65Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio$36,942——$6k$53k14%833145 mi 66Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio$36,942——$6k$53k14%691115 mi 67Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio$36,942——$6k$53k22%560101 mi 68Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio$36,942——$6k$53k21%415199 mi 69Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio$36,942——$4k$53k21%298106 mi 70Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona$36,742——$9k$40k34%3,988218 mi 71Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio$36,647——$5k$40k16%5,667178 mi 72Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, Kentucky$36,623——$6k$38k35%7,744246 mi 73Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, Kentucky$36,311——$6k$36k59%3,167192 mi 74Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas$36,29296%1049$13k$42k49%5,388369 mi 75Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina$36,276——$4k$32k24%9,47182 mi 76Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas$36,240——$6k$38k35%1,611375 mi 77Southwest College for the DeafBig Spring, Texas$36,240——$2k$38k40%47377 mi 78Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City, Kansas$35,955——$17k$41k42%3,319419 mi 79Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California$35,813——$8k$51k49%15,3585 mi 80Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah$35,804——$10k$48k29%18,136540 mi 81Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, New Hampshire$35,497——$16k$42k34%1,2592 mi 82University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina$35,45276%1050$19k$47k52%1,79648 mi 83Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas$35,306——$9k$46k24%3,34214 mi 84Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California$35,283——$7k$42k41%7,3202 mi 85Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota$35,158——$14k$44k56%1,554211 mi 86Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado$35,023——$13k$46k35%11,476752 mi 87Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio$34,96986%1099$21k$45k64%19,32031 mi 88Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton, Ohio$34,969——$11k$45k37%2,69246 mi 89Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio$34,969——$13k$45k38%1,65473 mi 90Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, Ohio$34,969——$11k$45k32%1,62940 mi 91Kent State University at GeaugaBurton, Ohio$34,969——$12k$45k20%1,60120 mi 92Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, Ohio$34,969——$12k$45k25%1,2901 mi 93Kent State University at SalemSalem, Ohio$34,969——$14k$45k31%1,16463 mi 94Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool, Ohio$34,969——$13k$45k26%79785 mi 95Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, Illinois$34,909——$5k$37k21%2,44314 mi 96Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma$34,626——$5k$38k27%9,758416 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.