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General Studies
CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
Warren County Community College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$8,875 debt$40,637Mohawk Valley Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$11,100 debt$40,621Dutchess Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$40,570City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$40,560Western Connecticut State University · CT · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,782 debt$40,555Elizabethtown Community and Technical College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$40,534Roberts Wesleyan University · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,236 debt$40,527Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College · WV · Public · Associate's Degree$11,500 debt$40,519Lawson State Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$7,500 debt$40,467Manor College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$40,456Southern Virginia University · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$18,500 debt$40,419Niagara County Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$11,500 debt$40,417Snead State Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$9,597 debt$40,404Terra State Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$24,095 debt$40,404Modesto Junior College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$7,373 debt$40,387San Antonio College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$10,500 debt$40,372Navarro College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$40,331Pierpont Community and Technical College · WV · Public · Associate's Degree$18,366 debt$40,318Trinidad State College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$9,995 debt$40,306Kirtland Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$40,290Mid-Plains Community College · NE · Public · Associate's Degree$8,817 debt$40,282Columbia State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$8,517 debt$40,271Northern Maine Community College · ME · Public · Associate's Degree$40,263North Florida College · FL · Public · Associate's Degree$40,261Henderson Community College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$11,516 debt$40,197Black Hills State University · SD · Public · Associate's Degree$40,193Indian River State College · FL · Public · Associate's Degree$7,000 debt$40,190Central Virginia Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,811 debt$40,187Craven Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$7,500 debt$40,158East Central College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$8,000 debt$40,152Arkansas State University-Beebe · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$9,156 debt$40,143Northampton County Area Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$15,250 debt$40,129Rowan-Cabarrus Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$8,719 debt$40,094Eastern Arizona College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$40,046Valdosta State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$40,044Atlanta Metropolitan State College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$13,750 debt$40,036Ranger College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$7,000 debt$40,014Louisiana State University-Eunice · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$39,997Edgecombe Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$39,993Wenatchee Valley College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$6,936 debt$39,992Where 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
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,640149,840
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.