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CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
The University of Arizona Global Campus · AZ · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,500 debt$51,307Concordia University-Irvine · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$51,206University of Arkansas at Monticello · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,683 debt$51,193University of Missouri-St Louis · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$35,750 debt$51,187Bridgewater College · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$51,160Collin County Community College District · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$9,250 debt$51,130College of DuPage · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$51,089La Sierra University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$37,500 debt$51,085City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College · IL · Public · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$51,022Indiana State University · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,750 debt$50,968Portland State University · OR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,250 debt$50,949Madison Area Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$14,000 debt$50,870College of Southern Maryland · MD · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$8,262 debt$50,845University of Mary · ND · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$50,827Winona State University · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$13,062 debt$50,823University of Arkansas at Little Rock · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$50,805Lamar University · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,298 debt$50,753Illinois State University · IL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,621 debt$50,744Crafton Hills College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,737Inver Hills Community College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$14,575 debt$50,707Governors State University · IL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$36,500 debt$50,703Baltimore City Community College · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$8,850 debt$50,635Framingham State University · MA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$50,600Temple University · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$34,372 debt$50,536Bemidji State University · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$50,528Maranatha Baptist University · WI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$50,521Pima Community College · AZ · Public · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$50,488Macomb Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$8,250 debt$50,409Community College of Denver · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$14,445 debt$50,401Lake Superior College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$13,000 debt$50,382Texas A&M University-Central Texas · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,688 debt$50,375University of Mary Hardin-Baylor · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$50,346Fairmont State University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,939 debt$50,343University of Hawaii-West Oahu · HI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,952 debt$50,343Boise State University · ID · Public · Associate's Degree$15,894 debt$50,335Northern Kentucky University · KY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,750 debt$50,322SUNY Westchester Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$8,764 debt$50,312University of South Dakota · SD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,092 debt$50,306Ripon College · WI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$50,291Oklahoma Panhandle State University · OK · Public · Associate's Degree$17,291 debt$50,227Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.