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General Studies
CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
Langston University · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$39,408Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$11,110 debt$39,360Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$11,110 debt$39,360Oklahoma Christian University · OK · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,050 debt$39,356Arkansas Northeastern College · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$6,440 debt$39,333Arkansas State University-Mountain Home · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$13,750 debt$39,320Klamath Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$14,644 debt$39,297Otero College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$9,750 debt$39,296Talladega College · AL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$39,266Florida National University-Main Campus · FL · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$23,551 debt$39,258Community College of Beaver County · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$14,551 debt$39,231North Central Michigan College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$10,312 debt$39,220Cuesta College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$39,218Victor Valley College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$7,550 debt$39,197Texas Southmost College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$39,191Schenectady County Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$39,187New College of Florida · FL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$15,314 debt$39,137CUNY LaGuardia Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$39,136Roane State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$8,721 debt$39,122The University of Montana · MT · Public · Associate's Degree$18,500 debt$39,103Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$12,397 debt$39,097Centralia College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$39,096Amarillo College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$13,830 debt$39,030Atlantic Cape Community College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$39,012Horry-Georgetown Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$16,500 debt$39,007Lake Superior State University · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$16,881 debt$38,997Wytheville Community College · VA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,375 debt$38,983Owensboro Community and Technical College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$9,386 debt$38,980Johnson C Smith University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$36,285 debt$38,941State Fair Community College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$10,500 debt$38,941Southern Arkansas University Main Campus · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,228 debt$38,931Wayne County Community College District · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$17,154 debt$38,923Virginia Highlands Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$38,920Technical College of the Lowcountry · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$38,883West Kentucky Community and Technical College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$9,531 debt$38,835Itawamba Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$7,000 debt$38,832Herkimer County Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$38,819Brookdale Community College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$8,500 debt$38,816Carl Albert State College · OK · Public · Associate's Degree$9,000 debt$38,771Kilgore College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$13,025 debt$38,749Where 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.