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CIP 1907 · offered at 1,115 colleges · national median earnings $43,135 · median debt $23,250
CollegeMedian earnings
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · NE · Public · Master's Degree$56,989Northern Illinois University · IL · Public · Master's Degree$56,678The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · TN · Public · Master's Degree$55,719University of Central Oklahoma · OK · Public · Master's Degree$55,648Concordia University-Saint Paul · MN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$30,583 debt$55,294Capella University · MN · Private (for-profit) · Master's Degree$55,244University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · NH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$55,186University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$55,181University of Houston · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,450 debt$54,871Central Washington University · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,000 debt$54,858Brigham Young University · UT · Private (nonprofit) · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$54,464College of Charleston · SC · Public · Master's Degree$54,411SUNY Oneonta · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$53,836Michigan State University · MI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,750 debt$53,740Merrimack College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$53,734Colorado State University-Fort Collins · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,000 debt$53,597Montclair State University · NJ · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,250 debt$53,575California State University-San Marcos · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$17,193 debt$53,568Syracuse University · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,981 debt$53,522Bowie State University · MD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,125 debt$53,181Oregon State University · OR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$53,109Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · OR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$53,109Wichita State University · KS · Public · Master's Degree$52,823Illinois State University · IL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,125 debt$52,748University of Vermont · VT · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,250 debt$52,698Sonoma State University · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,250 debt$52,672State University of New York at Plattsburgh · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,420 debt$52,593University of Nevada-Reno · NV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,875 debt$52,084Texas Tech University · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$51,921University of Arizona · AZ · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,400 debt$51,857Fresno Pacific University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,549 debt$51,756Temple University · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$51,610California State University-Fullerton · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$12,500 debt$51,261California State University-Monterey Bay · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$12,408 debt$51,118Merritt College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$51,037Ohio State University-Main Campus · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$50,921Kent State University at Kent · OH · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,918California State University-Bakersfield · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$50,850Samford University · AL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$50,809York College of Pennsylvania · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,920 debt$50,652Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.