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General Studies
CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
Luzerne County Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,750 debt$38,714Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$10,949 debt$38,703Mt San Jacinto Community College District · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$6,600 debt$38,673CUNY Kingsborough Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$8,115 debt$38,641Highland Community College · KS · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$38,640Bevill State Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$7,750 debt$38,553Mayville State University · ND · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,926 debt$38,553SUNY Corning Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$38,547Feather River Community College District · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$14,750 debt$38,517Coastal Carolina University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,250 debt$38,460Windward Community College · HI · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$38,459Cleveland Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$7,131 debt$38,334College of the Albemarle · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$7,481 debt$38,310Bard College · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,298Simon's Rock at Bard College · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,298Aiken Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$13,325 debt$38,255Northern Oklahoma College · OK · Public · Associate's Degree$9,000 debt$38,243Central New Mexico Community College · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$6,625 debt$38,181Western Washington University · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$38,163Livingstone College · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$35,225 debt$38,155Jackson College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$11,750 debt$38,124Brazosport College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$6,625 debt$38,092University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$11,588 debt$38,060Independence Community College · KS · Public · Associate's Degree$7,302 debt$38,048Rogers State University · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$38,017Western Piedmont Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$37,986Pueblo Community College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$14,962 debt$37,959South Piedmont Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$7,500 debt$37,941Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$8,900 debt$37,923Antelope Valley Community College District · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,904Pearl River Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$10,000 debt$37,857UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$37,840Jefferson Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$37,798Mississippi Delta Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$37,798Southern State Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$10,993 debt$37,776Great Basin College · NV · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$37,754Mineral Area College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$8,273 debt$37,739Arkansas State University Mid-South · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$37,707Casper College · WY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$37,704Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$37,690Where 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.