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General Studies
CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
Central Maine Community College · ME · Public · Associate's Degree$15,575 debt$39,988New Mexico State University-Alamogordo · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$10,497 debt$39,985New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$10,497 debt$39,985New Mexico State University-Grants · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$10,497 debt$39,985Guilford Technical Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$15,250 debt$39,971Northern Michigan University · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$39,957Imperial Valley College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$6,176 debt$39,907Helena College University of Montana · MT · Public · Associate's Degree$15,400 debt$39,893University of Saint Mary · KS · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$29,000 debt$39,893Whatcom Community College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,458 debt$39,888University of Mississippi · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,450 debt$39,871Miles Community College · MT · Public · Associate's Degree$11,949 debt$39,863Bluegrass Community and Technical College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$39,834Wor-Wic Community College · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$6,500 debt$39,812Southside Virginia Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$39,809Randolph Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$39,800SUNY College of Technology at Alfred · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$15,250 debt$39,787Carl Sandburg College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$6,000 debt$39,759Dyersburg State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$7,722 debt$39,749Clarendon College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$9,062 debt$39,747Baton Rouge Community College · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$17,300 debt$39,734Delaware County Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$14,797 debt$39,734SUNY Broome Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$39,732Hudson County Community College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$10,000 debt$39,675Arkansas State University-Newport · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$8,883 debt$39,655Vance-Granville Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$39,644Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$7,018 debt$39,639Northeast State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$6,000 debt$39,633Rockland Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$8,390 debt$39,630Butler County Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$6,932 debt$39,602Concord University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,326 debt$39,566North Greenville University · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,500 debt$39,535Southwestern College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$39,527Merced College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,300 debt$39,525University of Central Arkansas · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$39,509Ozarks Technical Community College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$12,567 debt$39,505Chattahoochee Valley Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$11,149 debt$39,485Mississippi University for Women · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,673 debt$39,455Shelton State Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$7,375 debt$39,442Lander University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,125 debt$39,428Where 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.