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General Studies
CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$36,643Texarkana College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$12,957 debt$36,622University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$36,622Bossier Parish Community College · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$19,750 debt$36,587Clinton Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$11,521 debt$36,538Linn-Benton Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$11,636 debt$36,515Hampshire College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,500 debt$36,508Kennebec Valley Community College · ME · Public · Associate's Degree$15,000 debt$36,478Richmond Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$36,462Copiah-Lincoln Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$36,401Spartanburg Methodist College · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$36,304Patrick & Henry Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,000 debt$36,213East Mississippi Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$36,204Peninsula College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$8,713 debt$36,198Garrett College · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$13,352 debt$36,087Shawnee Community College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$36,071South Plains College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$13,446 debt$36,034Frank Phillips College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$35,887Southwest Tennessee Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$8,750 debt$35,883University of South Carolina-Sumter · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$10,500 debt$35,871Crowder College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$7,752 debt$35,858Carson-Newman University · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$35,843University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$8,000 debt$35,810Golden West College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$35,791Allen University · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$39,525 debt$35,787West Virginia Northern Community College · WV · Public · Associate's Degree$14,369 debt$35,774Missouri State University-West Plains · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$35,742Central Alabama Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$9,911 debt$35,669Haskell Indian Nations University · KS · Public · Associate's Degree$35,640Cleveland State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$10,625 debt$35,460Coffeyville Community College · KS · Public · Associate's Degree$8,000 debt$35,435Lemoore College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,000 debt$35,399Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College · IN · Private (nonprofit) · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$35,376Alpena Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$35,328Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$10,000 debt$35,310Illinois Eastern Community Colleges · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$6,365 debt$35,189Southern Union State Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$9,860 debt$35,177Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$19,407 debt$35,071Central Carolina Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$10,835 debt$35,009Southwest Texas College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$6,968 debt$35,007Where 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.