Associate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Associate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-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 782 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia0.09×——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 2San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California0.10×——$6k$45k35%16,0985 mi 3Midland CollegeMidland, Texas0.11×——$5k$44k23%5,542397 mi 4Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey0.11×——$7k$48k31%5,41623 mi 5City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, Illinois0.11×——$6k$42k31%4,3727 mi 6Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California0.12×——$2k$44k40%9,4536 mi 7Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California0.12×——$4k$51k48%17,6846 mi 8New Mexico Military InstituteRoswell, New Mexico0.12×53%—$5k$57k44%331522 mi 9Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois0.12×——$5k$48k37%6,0728 mi 10Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California0.12×——$2k$45k48%10,57915 mi 11Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington0.12×——$10k$48k35%3,8381 mi 12Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California0.13×——$2k$49k57%10,2868 mi 13La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.13×97%—$19k$67k57%1,9535 mi 14Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, Illinois0.13×——$5k$39k32%1,98544 mi 15Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, Tennessee0.13×——$16k$40k34%3,962331 mi 16Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, North Carolina0.13×——$11k$33k49%1,172< 1 mi 17Morton CollegeCicero, Illinois0.13×——$5k$42k31%2,6408 mi 18Eastern Arizona CollegeThatcher, Arizona0.14×——$9k$38k42%2,643225 mi 19CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York0.14×——$6k$42k24%11,2541 mi 20University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland0.14×——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 21College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois0.14×——$8k$43k37%9,42010 mi 22CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.14×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 23Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina0.14×——$2k$34k49%2,73951 mi 24Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, North Carolina0.14×——$2k$32k35%1,065152 mi 25Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, North Carolina0.14×——$9k$36k49%2,7242 mi 26Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut0.14×——$12k$41k24%33,64531 mi 27Chipola CollegeMarianna, Florida0.14×——$1k$37k53%1,31238 mi 28Meridian Community CollegeMeridian, Mississippi0.14×——$6k$31k34%2,156120 mi 29San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California0.14×——$2k$43k35%15,7817 mi 30Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey0.14×——$5k$43k25%5,40425 mi 31Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois0.14×——$9k$36k63%1,175256 mi 32Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, North Carolina0.14×——$11k$35k45%2,393210 mi 33Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, Virginia0.14×——$5k$33k40%1,349264 mi 34Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington0.14×——$12k$54k32%1,0329 mi 35SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York0.14×——$9k$47k25%8,0784 mi 36College of the SequoiasVisalia, California0.14×——$480$39k39%11,562107 mi 37Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, Washington0.15×——$12k$44k42%1,272141 mi 38Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas0.15×——$8k$37k38%2,204271 mi 39Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, Texas0.15×——$5k$46k56%2,62210 mi 40St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri0.15×——$6k$42k25%5,017262 mi 41Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina0.15×——$5k$34k43%3,237109 mi 42Laredo CollegeLaredo, Texas0.15×——$6k$34k30%5,818107 mi 43Western Oklahoma State CollegeAltus, Oklahoma0.15×——$7k$38k31%815422 mi 44Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar Bluff, Virginia0.15×——$6k$34k46%1,651250 mi 45Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona0.15×——$13k$51k30%5,051162 mi 46Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, Tennessee0.15×——$5k$37k33%3,591289 mi 47Ranger CollegeRanger, Texas0.15×——$6k$36k19%971285 mi 48Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina0.15×——$2k$37k37%3,45372 mi 49Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina0.15×——$4k$32k53%2,539104 mi 50University of DelawareNewark, Delaware0.15×71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 51Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, North Carolina0.15×——$11k$37k35%2,741195 mi 52Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, Tennessee0.15×——$6k$35k26%2,511342 mi 53Kauai Community CollegeLihue, Hawaii0.15×——$10k$37k48%7163 mi 54East Central Community CollegeDecatur, Mississippi0.15×——$5k$32k36%1,520134 mi 55Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, Alabama0.15×——$3k$32k41%1,09755 mi 56Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta, Virginia0.16×——$5k$32k42%1,80748 mi 57Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, North Carolina0.16×——$9k$37k40%1,2118 mi 58Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah0.16×——$10k$48k29%18,136540 mi 59Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington0.16×——$7k$43k31%3,826< 1 mi 60Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California0.16×——$7k$47k48%16,0914 mi 61Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena, Arkansas0.16×——$5k$30k55%614288 mi 62Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California0.16×——$3k$42k30%15,10934 mi 63National UniversitySan Diego, California0.16×——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 64Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable, Massachusetts0.16×——$8k$44k22%2,9112 mi 65Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, Tennessee0.16×——$7k$35k33%4,404277 mi 66The College of the Florida KeysKey West, Florida0.16×——$14k$43k34%1,012< 1 mi 67Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, Louisiana0.16×——$11k$32k30%2,13625 mi 68Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, Florida0.16×——$5k$38k43%3,9341 mi 69CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York0.16×——$5k$40k16%4,900< 1 mi 70Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas0.16×——$10k$41k11%6,247179 mi 71William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois0.16×——$12k$48k48%9,31316 mi 72Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina0.16×——$3k$38k31%15,067153 mi 73Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina0.16×——$5k$36k6%1,475201 mi 74Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon, Michigan0.16×——$4k$37k28%2,7603 mi 75Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California0.16×——$3k$44k31%22,48510 mi 76Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, Washington0.16×——$5k$41k39%1,0101 mi 77Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, Maryland0.16×——$9k$37k27%2,16917 mi 78CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York0.16×——$4k$41k16%5,964< 1 mi 79Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona0.16×——$12k$43k16%11,975166 mi 80Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, Colorado0.16×——$9k$39k45%634736 mi 81Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas0.16×——$6k$42k37%4,654401 mi 82Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina0.17×——$7k$35k63%3,518172 mi 83Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia0.17×——$7k$38k34%3,9413 mi 84Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, Washington0.17×——$10k$41k43%1,75993 mi 85Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg, Illinois0.17×——$4k$35k50%1,051157 mi 86University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas0.17×——$8k$34k66%751382 mi 87BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeSouth Charleston, West Virginia0.17×——$5k$36k34%1,854214 mi 88College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California0.17×——$4k$49k45%15,83225 mi 89Baltimore City Community CollegeBaltimore, Maryland0.17×——$16k$36k17%3,7005 mi 90Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida0.17×——$5k$40k39%3,0101 mi 91McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois0.17×——$7k$45k37%4,69128 mi 92College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois0.17×——$7k$47k25%16,11423 mi 93Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, Illinois0.17×——$2k$41k42%2,04085 mi 94Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida0.17×——$4k$37k36%7,5382 mi 95Rock Valley CollegeRockford, Illinois0.17×——$5k$39k37%4,35960 mi 96Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado0.17×——$8k$44k27%2,816660 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.