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CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
North Country Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$46,635Grand Rapids Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$13,644 debt$46,615Carroll Community College · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$8,750 debt$46,587Western Kentucky University · KY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,892 debt$46,583Joliet Junior College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$8,250 debt$46,576Northern Essex Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,969 debt$46,563Chaffey College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$7,878 debt$46,524Cincinnati State Technical and Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$15,338 debt$46,515Tusculum University · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$19,500 debt$46,505City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College · IL · Public · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$46,497Waubonsee Community College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$7,250 debt$46,473Orange Coast College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$6,955 debt$46,454Front Range Community College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$14,750 debt$46,453Eastern University · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$25,187 debt$46,441Moreno Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,167 debt$46,419Sauk Valley Community College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$46,411Youngstown State University · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$46,399Northwest Florida State College · FL · Public · Associate's Degree$6,750 debt$46,361Kalamazoo Valley Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$14,665 debt$46,358North Central Texas College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$11,546 debt$46,319College of Lake County · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$6,687 debt$46,315Nassau Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$46,296City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$46,294Middlesex Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$7,928 debt$46,289Southeastern University · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$46,267Simpson College · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$46,237Hawkeye Community College · IA · Public · Associate's Degree$14,209 debt$46,225Community College of Baltimore County · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$13,469 debt$46,220Mt Hood Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$11,083 debt$46,192River Valley Community College · NH · Public · Associate's Degree$46,176Aquinas College · MI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$46,148Green River College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$46,139University of South Carolina-Upstate · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,000 debt$46,121Kirkwood Community College · IA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,938 debt$46,104St Charles Community College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$6,500 debt$46,073Montgomery College · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$46,072Mott Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$16,668 debt$46,072Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$46,030Minnesota West Community and Technical College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$11,521 debt$46,027Western Wyoming Community College · WY · Public · Associate's Degree$16,175 debt$45,990Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.