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CIP 5203 · offered at 2,146 colleges · national median earnings $73,233 · median debt $24,242
CollegeMedian earnings
Houston City College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$18,749 debt$46,694Ivy Tech Community College · IN · Public · Associate's Degree$13,292 debt$46,645Midlands Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$19,675 debt$46,546Dakota County Technical College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$21,469 debt$46,455Mohave Community College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$46,401Nicolet Area Technical College · WI · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,320Asher College · CA · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$17,375 debt$46,310Northwood Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$13,167 debt$46,308North Georgia Technical College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$46,264Fresno City College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,190Mid-State Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$46,182Lone Star College System · TX · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$6,550 debt$46,136Orange County Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$45,816Tacoma Community College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$45,721Northeast Iowa Community College · IA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$19,624 debt$45,676Anoka-Ramsey Community College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$22,083 debt$45,625Delaware Technical Community College-Terry · DE · Public · Associate's Degree$7,000 debt$45,606College of Southern Nevada · NV · Public · Associate's Degree$9,390 debt$45,585William Rainey Harper College · IL · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,358Paris Junior College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$45,243Athens Technical College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$45,115Northeast Wisconsin Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$14,536 debt$44,796Butte College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$44,786College of Western Idaho · ID · Public · Associate's Degree$44,780SUNY Broome Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$44,584Central Piedmont Community College · NC · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,023Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$43,986Alaska Career College · AK · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$20,000 debt$43,886Catawba Valley Community College · NC · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,703Northwest Mississippi Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$10,822 debt$43,668Minnesota State Community and Technical College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$26,790 debt$43,659York Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$13,916 debt$43,593Mitchell Technical College · SD · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$43,569Northeast Community College · NE · Public · Associate's Degree$43,309College of DuPage · IL · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,199University of Puerto Rico · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$5,500 debt$43,129Ozarks Technical Community College · MO · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$12,257 debt$42,946Delgado Community College · LA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$19,500 debt$42,728Savannah State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$42,444South Hills School of Business & Technology · PA · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$42,383Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
Accountants and Auditors$83,6801,449,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,6701,373,680
Financial Managers$166,570841,710
Financial and Investment Analysts$102,740361,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,260153,140
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,08082,150
Tax Preparers$54,92076,480
Financial Examiners$94,16067,830
Credit Analysts$83,51064,390
Financial Risk Specialists$117,33063,850
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$62,37056,610
Budget Analysts$91,64047,160
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.