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CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
Florida State University · FL · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,691San Francisco State University · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$15,467 debt$58,617University of Southern California · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$3,250 debt$58,462University of Houston · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,000 debt$58,450Central Arizona College · AZ · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$10,115 debt$58,439California State University-Fresno · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$13,662 debt$58,436SUNY Buffalo State University · NY · Public · Master's Degree$58,389Texas Tech University · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,713 debt$58,375Lewis-Clark State College · ID · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,698 debt$58,327California State University-San Marcos · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$15,125 debt$58,289Utah Valley University · UT · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,458 debt$58,219Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,750 debt$58,195University of Wisconsin-Green Bay · WI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$58,093CUNY City College · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$12,985 debt$58,063The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$58,060James Madison University · VA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$58,026California State University-East Bay · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$15,944 debt$57,755Neumann University · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$57,721Northern Illinois University · IL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,839 debt$57,697California State University-Bakersfield · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$57,529American International College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$57,510Emory University-Oxford College · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$11,260 debt$57,474California State University-Fullerton · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$13,535 debt$57,408Los Angeles Pacific University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$33,893 debt$57,173Columbia College · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$30,658 debt$57,034University of Minnesota-Duluth · MN · Public · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$57,027Azusa Pacific University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$56,994University of Maryland Global Campus · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$8,250 debt$56,881Ramapo College of New Jersey · NJ · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,625 debt$56,712California State University-Sacramento · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$15,000 debt$56,637Mount Saint Mary's University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$56,616Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.