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CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
Oakton College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$49,225Quincy College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$17,400 debt$49,187Middle Georgia State University · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$18,250 debt$49,180Georgia Southern University · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$49,179Portland Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$15,334 debt$49,166CUNY New York City College of Technology · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$11,144 debt$49,160Colorado Northwestern Community College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$49,158Shepherd University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,500 debt$49,153Santiago Canyon College · CA · Public · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$49,148College of Staten Island CUNY · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$13,995 debt$49,129Washburn University · KS · Public · Associate's Degree$19,750 debt$49,129Louisiana State University-Shreveport · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$34,500 debt$49,127University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$10,700 debt$49,076Skagit Valley College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$8,788 debt$49,042Truckee Meadows Community College · NV · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$49,009Alvin Community College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$8,081 debt$49,000University of South Carolina-Columbia · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$48,990Salisbury University · MD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$48,963Beaufort County Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$7,947 debt$48,958University of North Georgia · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$48,955Ridgewater College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$11,389 debt$48,951Glendale Community College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$7,250 debt$48,947Houston City College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$17,106 debt$48,944Rowan College at Burlington County · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$48,937University of Southern Maine · ME · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$48,909Minot State University · ND · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,147 debt$48,885Mohave Community College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$15,000 debt$48,846Middlesex College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$8,660 debt$48,845Indiana University-South Bend · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,319 debt$48,815Clackamas Community College · OR · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$13,915 debt$48,780Arapahoe Community College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$15,125 debt$48,756Dallas College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$48,725Tacoma Community College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$48,647Columbia Gorge Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$12,416 debt$48,548Florida Atlantic University · FL · Public · Associate's Degree$11,300 debt$48,520Phoenix College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$48,486Lincoln Land Community College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$11,022 debt$48,478Evergreen Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$48,441Eastern Connecticut State University · CT · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,373 debt$48,418Los Angeles Southwest College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$13,870 debt$48,415Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.