What Construction Trades grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $92,698 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $67,254 | $99,411 | $123,953 | +7% |
| 2 | Weber State UniversityUT | $67,193 | $96,310 | $120,332 | +4% |
| 3 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $75,945 | $93,733 | $112,807 | +1% |
| 4 | University of Texas at San AntonioTX | $72,871 | $92,698 | $120,780 | 0% |
| 5 | Central Connecticut State UniversityCT | $68,203 | $87,070 | $104,958 | -6% |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $56,776 | $86,780 | $97,751 | -6% |
| 7 | Southern Utah UniversityUT | $60,219 | $84,323 | — | -9% |
Associate
national median $74,369 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazosport CollegeTX | $89,036 | $128,840 | $152,282 | +73% |
| 2 | Clackamas Community CollegeOR | $90,511 | $127,711 | — | +72% |
| 3 | Lee CollegeTX | $82,397 | $122,149 | $139,846 | +64% |
| 4 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $107,901 | $111,056 | $135,976 | +49% |
| 5 | City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL | $94,732 | $109,537 | $112,807 | +47% |
| 6 | Rock Valley CollegeIL | $100,394 | $101,595 | — | +37% |
| 7 | Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma CityOK | $63,808 | $99,674 | — | +34% |
| 8 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1IN | $88,185 | $97,685 | $112,495 | +31% |
| 9 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN | $88,488 | $97,622 | $101,776 | +31% |
| 10 | College Of DuPageIL | $77,901 | $96,190 | — | +29% |
| 11 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $70,090 | $95,189 | — | +28% |
| 12 | North Lake CollegeTX | $67,715 | $93,187 | — | +25% |
| 13 | Weber State UniversityUT | $74,729 | $91,987 | — | +24% |
| 14 | Prairie State CollegeIL | $61,332 | $90,181 | $99,994 | +21% |
| 15 | Northwest Iowa Community CollegeIA | $61,827 | $89,089 | $95,189 | +20% |
| 16 | South Plains CollegeTX | $51,994 | $87,772 | $75,586 | +18% |
| 17 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7IN | $79,214 | $87,416 | $92,906 | +18% |
| 18 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $48,932 | $86,150 | $88,193 | +16% |
| 19 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $74,301 | $85,856 | $89,177 | +15% |
| 20 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $80,021 | $84,947 | $89,605 | +14% |
| 21 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $66,819 | $84,529 | — | +14% |
| 22 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN | $78,116 | $84,019 | $91,460 | +13% |
| 23 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN | $74,407 | $83,805 | $90,970 | +13% |
| 24 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $54,804 | $83,557 | $72,585 | +12% |
| 25 | Eastern Gateway Community CollegeOH | $44,398 | $83,557 | — | +12% |
| 26 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN | $75,113 | $80,129 | $85,478 | +8% |
| 27 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN | $55,078 | $80,008 | $95,590 | +8% |
| 28 | State Technical College of MissouriMO | $55,442 | $77,503 | $95,830 | +4% |
| 29 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $70,298 | $77,273 | $105,799 | +4% |
| 30 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $66,382 | $76,896 | $87,170 | +3% |
| 31 | North Hennepin Community CollegeMN | $53,107 | $75,035 | — | +1% |
| 32 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $60,252 | $74,643 | — | 0% |
| 33 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $53,392 | $74,369 | $86,609 | 0% |
| 34 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $77,901 | $74,301 | — | 0% |
| 35 | Northwest State Community CollegeOH | $70,870 | $74,301 | — | 0% |
| 36 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $66,243 | $73,578 | $76,512 | -1% |
| 37 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $54,522 | $73,271 | $89,177 | -1% |
| 38 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $51,223 | $72,585 | — | -2% |
| 39 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $57,713 | $70,365 | $72,966 | -5% |
| 40 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN | $69,154 | $68,782 | $83,557 | -8% |
| 41 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $57,346 | $68,626 | — | -8% |
| 42 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6IN | $68,203 | $67,887 | $91,050 | -9% |
| 43 | Century CollegeMN | $59,848 | $65,534 | — | -12% |
| 44 | Lake Superior CollegeMN | $41,951 | $64,546 | $87,772 | -13% |
| 45 | Vincennes UniversityIN | $52,864 | $64,501 | $72,095 | -13% |
| 46 | John Wood Community CollegeIL | $40,883 | $63,346 | — | -15% |
| 47 | Kennebec Valley Community CollegeME | $46,606 | $63,270 | $69,644 | -15% |
| 48 | John A. Logan CollegeIL | $59,253 | $62,818 | $84,259 | -16% |
| 49 | Northeast Iowa Community CollegeIA | $44,485 | $62,224 | $78,843 | -16% |
| 50 | Parkland CollegeIL | $59,105 | $60,508 | — | -19% |
| 51 | Mitchell Technical CollegeSD | $45,206 | $60,323 | $71,876 | -19% |
| 52 | Chemeketa Community CollegeOR | $61,147 | $59,848 | $64,930 | -20% |
| 53 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $42,016 | $59,848 | $76,015 | -20% |
| 54 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $42,224 | $59,422 | $70,679 | -20% |
| 55 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $46,532 | $58,920 | $79,787 | -21% |
| 56 | Dutchess Community CollegeNY | $42,146 | $58,363 | $96,791 | -22% |
| 57 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $41,154 | $58,363 | — | -22% |
| 58 | SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY | $39,028 | $58,292 | $83,557 | -22% |
| 59 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $44,206 | $58,019 | $68,363 | -22% |
| 60 | Flathead Valley Community CollegeMT | $36,215 | $57,867 | — | -22% |
| 61 | Snow CollegeUT | $31,905 | $56,877 | — | -24% |
| 62 | Virginia Highlands Community CollegeVA | $45,582 | $56,620 | — | -24% |
| 63 | SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY | $40,883 | $55,817 | $64,930 | -25% |
| 64 | Southern Maine Community CollegeME | $39,184 | $55,817 | $60,342 | -25% |
| 65 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $40,883 | $55,539 | $73,075 | -25% |
| 66 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9IN | $42,505 | $55,464 | — | -25% |
| 67 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $38,016 | $55,107 | $67,864 | -26% |
| 68 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $38,092 | $54,757 | — | -26% |
| 69 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $47,119 | $54,051 | — | -27% |
| 70 | Montana State University - NorthernMT | $43,047 | $52,636 | — | -29% |
| 71 | Northern Maine Community CollegeME | $39,980 | $51,994 | $55,335 | -30% |
| 72 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY | $35,115 | $51,505 | $61,827 | -31% |
| 73 | Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIA | $37,132 | $49,171 | $54,993 | -34% |
| 74 | Hawaii Community CollegeHI | $36,956 | $48,791 | $64,930 | -34% |
| 75 | Central Maine Community CollegeME | $32,393 | $48,487 | $64,628 | -35% |
| 76 | Lake Area Technical CollegeSD | $36,646 | $47,980 | $56,134 | -35% |
| 77 | Iowa Valley Community College DistrictIA | $37,592 | $47,939 | $54,580 | -36% |
| 78 | University of Montana (The)MT | $32,761 | $47,802 | $56,170 | -36% |
| 79 | Western Dakota Technical CollegeSD | $38,231 | $47,210 | $50,197 | -37% |
| 80 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $38,202 | $46,435 | $72,585 | -38% |
| 81 | Eastern Maine Community CollegeME | $33,372 | $46,249 | $51,627 | -38% |
| 82 | Mineral Area CollegeMO | $30,837 | $45,300 | — | -39% |
| 83 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $30,600 | $45,273 | $62,075 | -39% |
| 84 | State Fair Community CollegeMO | $42,505 | $43,047 | $62,818 | -42% |
| 85 | Southwestern Community CollegeIA | $38,107 | $42,746 | $46,845 | -43% |
| 86 | Southeastern Community CollegeIA | $30,070 | $41,424 | — | -44% |
| 87 | Triton CollegeIL | $116,272 | — | — | — |
| 88 | Owens Community CollegeOH | $109,788 | — | — | — |
| 89 | Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeWV | $98,486 | — | — | — |
| 90 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $98,232 | — | — | — |
| 91 | Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL | $91,143 | — | — | — |
| 92 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $86,267 | — | — | — |
| 93 | College of Lake CountyIL | $83,557 | — | — | — |
| 94 | Trinidad State CollegeCO | $69,841 | — | — | — |
| 95 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - OkmulgeeOK | $69,078 | — | — | — |
| 96 | Aims Community CollegeCO | $65,986 | — | — | — |
| 97 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $65,458 | — | — | — |
| 98 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $63,610 | — | — | — |
| 99 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $61,969 | — | — | — |
| 100 | Southeast Technical CollegeSD | $50,858 | — | — | — |
| 101 | Hawkeye Community CollegeIA | $48,238 | — | — | — |
| 102 | Montana State University - BillingsMT | $47,802 | — | — | — |
| 103 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA | $45,751 | — | — | — |
| 104 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $45,210 | — | — | — |
| 105 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $44,206 | — | — | — |
| 106 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $43,588 | — | — | — |
| 107 | South Central CollegeMN | $43,047 | — | — | — |
| 108 | Iowa Central Community CollegeIA | $42,505 | — | $51,223 | — |
| 109 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $41,424 | — | — | — |
| 110 | City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL | $38,509 | — | — | — |
| 111 | South Texas CollegeTX | $38,279 | — | — | — |
| 112 | Northwest Technical College - BemidjiMN | $36,215 | — | — | — |
| 113 | Fond du Lac Tribal & Community CollegeMN | $34,840 | — | — | — |
| 114 | Lincoln College of TechnologyIN | $34,615 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $69,154 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triton CollegeIL | $110,798 | $119,246 | — | +72% |
| 2 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $61,926 | $116,662 | — | +69% |
| 3 | City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL | $54,636 | $115,381 | — | +67% |
| 4 | Parkland CollegeIL | $62,158 | $105,907 | — | +53% |
| 5 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $54,051 | $105,332 | — | +52% |
| 6 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $79,787 | $102,499 | $97,476 | +48% |
| 7 | City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL | $69,083 | $101,225 | $169,215 | +46% |
| 8 | Rock Valley CollegeIL | $90,582 | $96,422 | $100,117 | +39% |
| 9 | Kennebec Valley Community CollegeME | $63,313 | $93,965 | $99,192 | +36% |
| 10 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1IN | $79,157 | $91,650 | — | +33% |
| 11 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $69,946 | $91,528 | — | +32% |
| 12 | Northwest Iowa Community CollegeIA | $61,699 | $90,985 | $103,626 | +32% |
| 13 | Nassau Community CollegeNY | $54,615 | $90,933 | — | +31% |
| 14 | Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT | $90,662 | $90,020 | — | +30% |
| 15 | Prairie State CollegeIL | $75,586 | $89,458 | $93,908 | +29% |
| 16 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $58,878 | $89,103 | $111,487 | +29% |
| 17 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $87,123 | $89,069 | $89,458 | +29% |
| 18 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN | $66,197 | $86,048 | — | +24% |
| 19 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN | $60,363 | $83,306 | — | +20% |
| 20 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA | $51,576 | $80,863 | $107,201 | +17% |
| 21 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $51,840 | $79,314 | $97,530 | +15% |
| 22 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7IN | $76,399 | $76,015 | — | +10% |
| 23 | Mitchell Technical CollegeSD | $48,774 | $75,822 | $90,774 | +10% |
| 24 | Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL | $62,075 | $74,545 | — | +8% |
| 25 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $49,070 | $72,839 | $88,019 | +5% |
| 26 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $127,509 | $72,585 | $93,589 | +5% |
| 27 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN | $67,768 | $72,356 | — | +5% |
| 28 | Capital Area Technical CollegeLA | $61,036 | $71,212 | — | +3% |
| 29 | Trinidad State CollegeCO | $42,033 | $71,060 | $88,826 | +3% |
| 30 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $47,243 | $70,298 | — | +2% |
| 31 | Emily Griffith Technical CollegeCO | $60,272 | $69,154 | $79,048 | 0% |
| 32 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $63,761 | $68,650 | $77,440 | -1% |
| 33 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $59,422 | $67,746 | $65,986 | -2% |
| 34 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $40,849 | $66,546 | — | -4% |
| 35 | Northshore Technical Community CollegeLA | $51,875 | $66,474 | — | -4% |
| 36 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN | $43,588 | $63,170 | $71,961 | -9% |
| 37 | L. E. Fletcher Technical Community CollegeLA | $35,961 | $62,818 | $75,158 | -9% |
| 38 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $49,171 | $61,630 | — | -11% |
| 39 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN | $61,827 | $60,738 | $77,430 | -12% |
| 40 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community CollegeIL | $46,561 | $60,508 | $74,872 | -12% |
| 41 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $61,095 | $60,363 | $70,108 | -13% |
| 42 | Century CollegeMN | $53,696 | $59,848 | — | -13% |
| 43 | South Central Louisiana Technical CollegeLA | $39,242 | $58,363 | — | -16% |
| 44 | Southern Maine Community CollegeME | $44,754 | $57,991 | — | -16% |
| 45 | Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY | $25,793 | $56,877 | — | -18% |
| 46 | Cisco CollegeTX | $51,223 | $55,935 | — | -19% |
| 47 | Virginia Highlands Community CollegeVA | $42,423 | $55,935 | — | -19% |
| 48 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $42,610 | $55,778 | $70,198 | -19% |
| 49 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $38,630 | $55,414 | $72,585 | -20% |
| 50 | Danville Community CollegeVA | $49,613 | $55,335 | $62,487 | -20% |
| 51 | SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY | $33,653 | $55,307 | $67,570 | -20% |
| 52 | Northwest Technical College - BemidjiMN | $28,170 | $54,993 | — | -20% |
| 53 | Eastern Maine Community CollegeME | $42,348 | $54,252 | $65,590 | -22% |
| 54 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeLA | $36,533 | $52,479 | — | -24% |
| 55 | SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY | $31,670 | $52,479 | $66,338 | -24% |
| 56 | Northeast Iowa Community CollegeIA | $34,630 | $52,311 | $61,951 | -24% |
| 57 | University of Hawaii Maui CollegeHI | $49,606 | $51,670 | $71,441 | -25% |
| 58 | Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN | $36,215 | $51,520 | $60,177 | -25% |
| 59 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $35,649 | $51,389 | $61,756 | -26% |
| 60 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9IN | $35,940 | $50,831 | — | -26% |
| 61 | Washington County Community CollegeME | $33,078 | $50,676 | $64,628 | -27% |
| 62 | Delgado Community CollegeLA | $34,620 | $49,399 | $56,877 | -29% |
| 63 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $33,519 | $49,399 | $65,081 | -29% |
| 64 | Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA | $32,272 | $49,399 | — | -29% |
| 65 | South Louisiana Community CollegeLA | $36,458 | $49,035 | — | -29% |
| 66 | Anoka Technical CollegeMN | $38,592 | $48,487 | $62,158 | -30% |
| 67 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $33,995 | $47,973 | $61,167 | -31% |
| 68 | Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeLA | $36,322 | $47,392 | — | -31% |
| 69 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $32,752 | $47,378 | $58,440 | -31% |
| 70 | Iowa Valley Community College DistrictIA | $37,774 | $46,898 | $61,827 | -32% |
| 71 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $38,050 | $46,663 | — | -33% |
| 72 | North Iowa Area Community CollegeIA | $33,372 | $46,663 | $51,223 | -33% |
| 73 | Southside Virginia Community CollegeVA | $44,592 | $46,435 | — | -33% |
| 74 | Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeMN | $35,823 | $46,359 | $55,078 | -33% |
| 75 | South Central CollegeMN | $35,840 | $46,024 | $53,485 | -33% |
| 76 | Iowa Central Community CollegeIA | $34,252 | $45,600 | $55,984 | -34% |
| 77 | Hawaii Community CollegeHI | $38,509 | $44,669 | — | -35% |
| 78 | Indian Hills Community CollegeIA | $30,804 | $44,478 | $54,051 | -36% |
| 79 | Southwestern Community CollegeIA | $28,634 | $44,319 | $49,482 | -36% |
| 80 | Minnesota State College SoutheastMN | $33,505 | $42,235 | $56,877 | -39% |
| 81 | Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIA | $27,177 | $41,405 | $49,783 | -40% |
| 82 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeGA | $33,804 | $40,342 | — | -42% |
| 83 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $89,507 | $40,146 | $43,047 | -42% |
| 84 | Northern Maine Community CollegeME | $31,452 | $40,113 | $52,920 | -42% |
| 85 | Wytheville Community CollegeVA | $31,905 | $39,745 | $36,215 | -43% |
| 86 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $34,217 | $39,178 | $45,268 | -43% |
| 87 | Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $33,666 | $38,967 | $49,855 | -44% |
| 88 | University of Montana (The)MT | $33,286 | $38,226 | $41,424 | -45% |
| 89 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $28,584 | $38,141 | — | -45% |
| 90 | Marion Technical CollegeOH | $100,994 | — | — | — |
| 91 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $76,770 | — | — | — |
| 92 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $72,404 | — | — | — |
| 93 | North Hennepin Community CollegeMN | $68,363 | — | — | — |
| 94 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $65,986 | — | — | — |
| 95 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $59,848 | — | — | — |
| 96 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN | $58,858 | — | — | — |
| 97 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6IN | $48,487 | — | — | — |
| 98 | New River Community and Technical CollegeWV | $48,487 | — | — | — |
| 99 | Southeast Technical CollegeSD | $42,092 | — | — | — |
| 100 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $41,695 | — | — | — |
| 101 | Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL | $38,623 | — | — | — |
| 102 | Louisiana Delta Community CollegeLA | $37,132 | — | — | — |
| 103 | Bridgerland Technical CollegeUT | $35,528 | — | — | — |
| 104 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $34,840 | — | — | — |
| 105 | Mesabi Range CollegeMN | $32,705 | — | — | — |
| 106 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $31,905 | — | — | — |
| 107 | Western Dakota Technical CollegeSD | $31,066 | — | — | — |
| 108 | State Technical College of MissouriMO | $30,600 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $69,841 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $140,184 | $129,378 | $127,359 | +85% |
| 2 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $66,850 | $109,668 | $112,456 | +57% |
| 3 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $54,158 | $109,537 | — | +57% |
| 4 | City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL | $46,382 | $105,552 | — | +51% |
| 5 | Trinidad State CollegeCO | $58,208 | $101,061 | — | +45% |
| 6 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $69,466 | $99,460 | — | +42% |
| 7 | Lee CollegeTX | $77,013 | $98,792 | $110,237 | +41% |
| 8 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $79,247 | $91,460 | — | +31% |
| 9 | Brazosport CollegeTX | $65,543 | $89,427 | $113,129 | +28% |
| 10 | Lamar Institute of TechnologyTX | $60,272 | $89,305 | $112,807 | +28% |
| 11 | South Plains CollegeTX | $52,989 | $86,981 | $96,791 | +25% |
| 12 | North Hennepin Community CollegeMN | $67,967 | $81,941 | $71,728 | +17% |
| 13 | North Lake CollegeTX | $73,302 | $81,381 | $91,685 | +17% |
| 14 | Mountainland Technical CollegeUT | $65,752 | $79,550 | — | +14% |
| 15 | Western Texas CollegeTX | $58,427 | $79,032 | $93,187 | +13% |
| 16 | Emily Griffith Technical CollegeCO | $55,658 | $77,673 | — | +11% |
| 17 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN | $39,884 | $76,770 | — | +10% |
| 18 | Aims Community CollegeCO | $42,660 | $76,015 | — | +9% |
| 19 | Davis Technical CollegeUT | $67,872 | $74,872 | — | +7% |
| 20 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $57,147 | $74,110 | $104,087 | +6% |
| 21 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $63,610 | $73,271 | $100,394 | +5% |
| 22 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $47,682 | $72,871 | $86,367 | +4% |
| 23 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $55,464 | $71,212 | $56,877 | +2% |
| 24 | Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT | $61,145 | $70,912 | — | +2% |
| 25 | Northeastern Technical CollegeSC | $50,831 | $69,841 | $69,154 | 0% |
| 26 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $49,482 | $69,536 | — | 0% |
| 27 | College Of DuPageIL | $57,619 | $69,154 | — | -1% |
| 28 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $58,093 | $68,738 | $69,154 | -2% |
| 29 | Arapahoe Community CollegeCO | $60,837 | $65,986 | — | -6% |
| 30 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $52,920 | $65,194 | $68,098 | -7% |
| 31 | Anoka Technical CollegeMN | $48,121 | $61,827 | — | -11% |
| 32 | Bridgerland Technical CollegeUT | $47,392 | $61,431 | — | -12% |
| 33 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $38,814 | $60,696 | $69,154 | -13% |
| 34 | Dixie Technical CollegeUT | $47,252 | $60,219 | — | -14% |
| 35 | Aiken Technical CollegeSC | $37,132 | $58,858 | — | -16% |
| 36 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $42,423 | $58,659 | — | -16% |
| 37 | Northwest Technical College - BemidjiMN | $37,297 | $56,877 | $55,935 | -19% |
| 38 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $43,722 | $56,473 | $54,993 | -19% |
| 39 | South Suburban CollegeIL | $45,571 | $56,312 | $45,480 | -19% |
| 40 | Virginia Western Community CollegeVA | $37,908 | $54,333 | — | -22% |
| 41 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $40,342 | $53,270 | $61,879 | -24% |
| 42 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $44,638 | $53,243 | — | -24% |
| 43 | South Texas CollegeTX | $31,758 | $52,963 | $70,012 | -24% |
| 44 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $53,753 | $52,872 | $62,007 | -24% |
| 45 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $38,279 | $52,872 | $61,332 | -24% |
| 46 | Northeast Texas Community CollegeTX | $45,334 | $52,636 | — | -25% |
| 47 | Cisco CollegeTX | $42,146 | $52,071 | $58,659 | -25% |
| 48 | Kishwaukee CollegeIL | $49,035 | $50,881 | — | -27% |
| 49 | Virginia Highlands Community CollegeVA | $39,119 | $50,881 | — | -27% |
| 50 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $42,539 | $50,441 | $61,545 | -28% |
| 51 | Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC | $35,482 | $50,197 | — | -28% |
| 52 | Coastal Bend CollegeTX | $34,840 | $50,129 | $49,399 | -28% |
| 53 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $53,833 | $49,979 | — | -28% |
| 54 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $45,149 | $49,399 | — | -29% |
| 55 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $35,604 | $49,351 | $58,065 | -29% |
| 56 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeGA | $31,905 | $47,802 | $45,075 | -32% |
| 57 | Pickens Technical CollegeCO | $33,556 | $46,207 | — | -34% |
| 58 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $36,541 | $46,055 | $57,726 | -34% |
| 59 | Texarkana CollegeTX | $39,092 | $45,365 | — | -35% |
| 60 | Lake Superior CollegeMN | $33,861 | $45,149 | $56,877 | -35% |
| 61 | Uintah Basin Technical CollegeUT | $29,807 | $44,669 | — | -36% |
| 62 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $33,113 | $44,319 | $52,963 | -37% |
| 63 | Laredo CollegeTX | $30,869 | $43,948 | $52,636 | -37% |
| 64 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1IN | $43,820 | $43,722 | — | -37% |
| 65 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $30,529 | $41,844 | — | -40% |
| 66 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $28,276 | $40,342 | — | -42% |
| 67 | Wytheville Community CollegeVA | $31,266 | $40,052 | — | -43% |
| 68 | Laramie County Community CollegeWY | $33,162 | $39,998 | $53,243 | -43% |
| 69 | Central Texas College DistrictTX | $42,555 | $39,517 | $55,464 | -43% |
| 70 | Rock Valley CollegeIL | $37,984 | $39,242 | $63,874 | -44% |
| 71 | York Technical CollegeSC | $36,715 | $39,119 | $49,703 | -44% |
| 72 | City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL | $29,263 | $38,762 | $44,098 | -44% |
| 73 | Central Wyoming CollegeWY | $32,557 | $36,019 | $32,883 | -48% |
| 74 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $28,436 | $35,036 | $44,398 | -50% |
| 75 | Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX | $32,883 | $34,622 | $38,202 | -50% |
| 76 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $89,578 | — | — | — |
| 77 | Clackamas Community CollegeOR | $82,479 | — | — | — |
| 78 | Grayson CollegeTX | $67,887 | — | — | — |
| 79 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN | $66,779 | — | — | — |
| 80 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $61,332 | — | — | — |
| 81 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $61,121 | — | — | — |
| 82 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN | $60,837 | — | — | — |
| 83 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN | $59,848 | — | — | — |
| 84 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN | $58,574 | — | — | — |
| 85 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9IN | $55,817 | — | — | — |
| 86 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7IN | $55,261 | — | — | — |
| 87 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $54,757 | — | — | — |
| 88 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN | $54,051 | — | — | — |
| 89 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $51,818 | — | — | — |
| 90 | Blue Ridge Community CollegeVA | $50,767 | — | — | — |
| 91 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $48,791 | — | — | — |
| 92 | Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical CollegeSC | $47,574 | — | — | — |
| 93 | Mountain Gateway Community CollegeVA | $47,460 | — | — | — |
| 94 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $46,298 | — | — | — |
| 95 | Iowa Valley Community College DistrictIA | $44,592 | — | — | — |
| 96 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN | $44,206 | — | — | — |
| 97 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $42,746 | — | — | — |
| 98 | Paris Junior CollegeTX | $40,642 | — | — | — |
| 99 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $36,412 | — | — | — |
| 100 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $32,639 | — | — | — |
| 101 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $31,485 | — | — | — |
| 102 | Lamar Community CollegeCO | $31,416 | — | — | — |
| 103 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 104 | Galveston CollegeTX | $28,276 | — | — | — |
| 105 | Southwestern Community CollegeIA | $27,237 | — | — | — |
| 106 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $20,737 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
national median $61,468 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $54,115 | $69,746 | $79,787 | +13% |
| 2 | Minnesota North CollegeMN | $47,068 | $69,154 | $83,557 | +13% |
| 3 | Anoka Technical CollegeMN | $43,806 | $68,222 | $90,995 | +11% |
| 4 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN | $46,886 | $65,835 | $74,768 | +7% |
| 5 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $42,669 | $62,349 | $76,689 | +1% |
| 6 | Lake Superior CollegeMN | $36,628 | $62,075 | $71,441 | +1% |
| 7 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $43,722 | $61,969 | $87,070 | +1% |
| 8 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $40,146 | $61,468 | $74,872 | 0% |
| 9 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $43,948 | $61,054 | $86,454 | -1% |
| 10 | Northwest Technical College - BemidjiMN | $40,412 | $60,837 | $71,728 | -1% |
| 11 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $37,774 | $59,848 | $83,018 | -3% |
| 12 | Riverland Community CollegeMN | $44,773 | $58,659 | $72,786 | -5% |
| 13 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $40,465 | $57,688 | $68,891 | -6% |
| 14 | Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN | $43,104 | $57,090 | $74,545 | -7% |
| 15 | Mesabi Range CollegeMN | $40,883 | $50,311 | $64,798 | -18% |
| 16 | Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeMN | $36,271 | $49,801 | $62,278 | -19% |
| 17 | Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY | $77,631 | — | — | — |