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CIP 2401 · offered at 2,281 colleges · national median earnings $45,366 · median debt $13,352
CollegeMedian earnings
College of the Canyons · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$7,750 debt$52,488Southeastern Oklahoma State University · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,879 debt$52,418Daytona State College · FL · Public · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$52,395Upper Iowa University · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$23,093 debt$52,322Simpson University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,000 debt$52,311Troy University · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$27,504 debt$52,248James A. Rhodes State College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$52,236Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$52,152University of Missouri-Kansas City · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$52,117State University of New York at Plattsburgh · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,500 debt$52,108Eastern Illinois University · IL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,250 debt$52,078Gavilan College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$5,939 debt$51,938Miami University-Hamilton · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$51,919Miami University-Middletown · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$51,919Miami University-Oxford · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$51,919Trident Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$16,001 debt$51,912Rio Salado College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$16,750 debt$51,899University of Central Missouri · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,106 debt$51,897Cerritos College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,842Colorado State University-Fort Collins · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$51,830Community College of Aurora · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$12,250 debt$51,823Vincennes University · IN · Public · Associate's Degree$12,157 debt$51,808NorthWest Arkansas Community College · AR · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$11,107 debt$51,796Bismarck State College · ND · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$51,767Barry University · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$46,429 debt$51,734Westfield State University · MA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$51,730Indiana University-Indianapolis · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,000 debt$51,718University of Northern Iowa · IA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,400 debt$51,712Elgin Community College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$8,380 debt$51,556Valley Forge Military College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$51,534Grand Valley State University · MI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$51,497California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$13,750 debt$51,492University of Massachusetts-Lowell · MA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$51,492Montclair State University · NJ · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,967 debt$51,469Michigan State University · MI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,312 debt$51,436University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · MA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,875 debt$51,406Marion Technical College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$12,812 debt$51,396University of Mount Olive · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$27,562 debt$51,374SUNY Old Westbury · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,833 debt$51,363Purdue University Northwest · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,517 debt$51,349Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.