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Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $53,545 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of CincinnatiOH | $51,737 | $68,802 | $79,787 | +28% |
| 2 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $50,812 | $68,469 | $74,612 | +28% |
| 3 | Texas Woman's UniversityTX | $40,613 | $67,887 | — | +27% |
| 4 | Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN | $51,929 | $62,224 | — | +16% |
| 5 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $46,615 | $54,679 | — | +2% |
| 6 | Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL | $38,996 | $53,545 | $60,442 | 0% |
| 7 | National Louis UniversityIL | $35,130 | $48,791 | $67,570 | -9% |
| 8 | Nicholls State UniversityLA | $31,332 | $45,520 | $54,208 | -15% |
| 9 | SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY | $35,298 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $41,162 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau Community CollegeNY | $44,424 | $61,630 | $65,986 | +50% |
| 2 | Arapahoe Community CollegeCO | $47,740 | $59,649 | $64,798 | +45% |
| 3 | Carl Sandburg CollegeIL | $41,424 | $58,264 | $53,485 | +42% |
| 4 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $47,886 | $57,576 | $60,961 | +40% |
| 5 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1IN | $43,588 | $56,563 | $70,713 | +37% |
| 6 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $38,824 | $56,406 | — | +37% |
| 7 | SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY | $36,124 | $56,069 | $74,457 | +36% |
| 8 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $39,376 | $54,993 | $56,473 | +34% |
| 9 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $45,413 | $53,767 | $57,957 | +31% |
| 10 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $34,840 | $53,243 | $59,149 | +29% |
| 11 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA | $35,840 | $52,508 | — | +28% |
| 12 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $43,691 | $51,657 | $59,253 | +26% |
| 13 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $33,372 | $51,223 | — | +24% |
| 14 | Colorado Mountain CollegeCO | $35,466 | $50,615 | $48,487 | +23% |
| 15 | Dallas CollegeTX | $35,136 | $49,530 | $63,496 | +20% |
| 16 | Delgado Community CollegeLA | $37,537 | $49,342 | $60,387 | +20% |
| 17 | Suffolk County Community CollegeNY | $32,563 | $48,381 | $60,837 | +18% |
| 18 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $39,111 | $48,322 | $58,363 | +17% |
| 19 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $36,980 | $47,297 | $54,051 | +15% |
| 20 | City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X CollegeIL | $35,391 | $46,845 | $42,596 | +14% |
| 21 | University of Hawaii Maui CollegeHI | $36,615 | $46,663 | $55,464 | +13% |
| 22 | National Louis UniversityIL | $31,712 | $46,577 | $54,453 | +13% |
| 23 | Leeward Community CollegeHI | $35,079 | $46,497 | $55,935 | +13% |
| 24 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $33,729 | $46,024 | $47,270 | +12% |
| 25 | North Shore Community CollegeMA | $34,615 | $45,075 | — | +10% |
| 26 | Kauai Community CollegeHI | $36,091 | $45,014 | $50,767 | +9% |
| 27 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $34,331 | $44,576 | $49,774 | +8% |
| 28 | Kapiolani Community CollegeHI | $32,951 | $44,515 | $55,228 | +8% |
| 29 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $29,479 | $44,398 | $55,849 | +8% |
| 30 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $32,883 | $44,262 | $51,902 | +8% |
| 31 | South Central CollegeMN | $30,437 | $44,060 | — | +7% |
| 32 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $31,864 | $43,948 | $63,082 | +7% |
| 33 | Eastern Wyoming CollegeWY | $29,458 | $43,722 | $46,924 | +6% |
| 34 | Triton CollegeIL | $30,893 | $43,647 | $53,107 | +6% |
| 35 | College Of DuPageIL | $31,264 | $43,626 | $70,870 | +6% |
| 36 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $31,147 | $43,626 | $47,119 | +6% |
| 37 | College of Lake CountyIL | $31,905 | $43,463 | $69,154 | +6% |
| 38 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $32,400 | $43,189 | $56,170 | +5% |
| 39 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $33,333 | $43,151 | $52,435 | +5% |
| 40 | Collin County Community College DistrictTX | $32,925 | $43,047 | — | +5% |
| 41 | York County Community CollegeME | $30,143 | $43,047 | — | +5% |
| 42 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $31,622 | $42,686 | — | +4% |
| 43 | Hawaii Community CollegeHI | $34,668 | $42,214 | $44,398 | +3% |
| 44 | Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA | $36,043 | $42,146 | — | +2% |
| 45 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $30,380 | $42,073 | $45,525 | +2% |
| 46 | Manchester Community CollegeCT | $32,883 | $42,033 | — | +2% |
| 47 | Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $28,787 | $41,964 | — | +2% |
| 48 | Vincennes UniversityIN | $33,046 | $41,807 | $52,031 | +2% |
| 49 | Massasoit Community CollegeMA | $34,840 | $41,695 | — | +1% |
| 50 | Odessa CollegeTX | $29,278 | $41,424 | $47,315 | +1% |
| 51 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $33,403 | $41,345 | $49,171 | 0% |
| 52 | Mitchell Technical CollegeSD | $30,143 | $41,244 | — | 0% |
| 53 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $26,930 | $41,244 | — | 0% |
| 54 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY | $28,041 | $41,162 | $47,939 | 0% |
| 55 | Indian Hills Community CollegeIA | $28,875 | $40,834 | $43,588 | -1% |
| 56 | Kingsborough Community College/CUNYNY | $28,121 | $40,793 | — | -1% |
| 57 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $33,600 | $40,642 | — | -1% |
| 58 | Schenectady County Community CollegeNY | $32,569 | $40,528 | $47,355 | -2% |
| 59 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $28,566 | $40,460 | $40,793 | -2% |
| 60 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $30,271 | $40,404 | $48,791 | -2% |
| 61 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $31,141 | $40,385 | $48,682 | -2% |
| 62 | Mountain Gateway Community CollegeVA | $26,246 | $40,342 | — | -2% |
| 63 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $30,791 | $40,180 | $48,698 | -2% |
| 64 | Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $27,718 | $40,052 | $52,435 | -3% |
| 65 | SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY | $27,989 | $39,975 | $51,851 | -3% |
| 66 | Bristol Community CollegeMA | $30,926 | $39,919 | — | -3% |
| 67 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $34,175 | $39,871 | — | -3% |
| 68 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $32,103 | $39,860 | $49,351 | -3% |
| 69 | Nicholls State UniversityLA | $27,334 | $39,745 | $61,545 | -3% |
| 70 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $32,314 | $39,517 | $45,751 | -4% |
| 71 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $31,905 | $39,425 | — | -4% |
| 72 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $28,222 | $39,385 | $42,467 | -4% |
| 73 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $28,630 | $39,355 | $46,845 | -4% |
| 74 | Iowa Central Community CollegeIA | $27,237 | $39,163 | — | -5% |
| 75 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $30,528 | $39,119 | — | -5% |
| 76 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $27,929 | $39,119 | $45,751 | -5% |
| 77 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY | $27,950 | $38,967 | $55,935 | -5% |
| 78 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $29,963 | $38,875 | $45,751 | -6% |
| 79 | University of Montana (The)MT | $29,704 | $38,829 | $44,398 | -6% |
| 80 | Southern Maine Community CollegeME | $31,347 | $38,649 | $44,398 | -6% |
| 81 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $31,513 | $38,592 | — | -6% |
| 82 | Central Oregon Community CollegeOR | $29,278 | $38,509 | — | -6% |
| 83 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA | $28,007 | $38,509 | — | -6% |
| 84 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $31,004 | $38,487 | $48,698 | -6% |
| 85 | Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL | $31,242 | $38,416 | — | -7% |
| 86 | SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY | $26,226 | $38,377 | $57,471 | -7% |
| 87 | Flathead Valley Community CollegeMT | $26,257 | $38,279 | — | -7% |
| 88 | Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR | $29,807 | $37,935 | — | -8% |
| 89 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $29,557 | $37,897 | — | -8% |
| 90 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $31,905 | $37,867 | $47,802 | -8% |
| 91 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $30,804 | $37,592 | — | -9% |
| 92 | Pueblo Community CollegeCO | $26,781 | $37,592 | — | -9% |
| 93 | University of Akron (The)OH | $28,654 | $37,341 | $46,207 | -9% |
| 94 | Virginia Western Community CollegeVA | $29,070 | $37,225 | — | -10% |
| 95 | Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $29,807 | $37,132 | — | -10% |
| 96 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $29,153 | $36,956 | $46,435 | -10% |
| 97 | Saint Augustine CollegeIL | $32,785 | $36,827 | — | -11% |
| 98 | City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL | $28,383 | $36,789 | $37,341 | -11% |
| 99 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $28,301 | $36,710 | — | -11% |
| 100 | Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $32,925 | $36,674 | $44,669 | -11% |
| 101 | Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY | $29,769 | $36,674 | — | -11% |
| 102 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $28,507 | $36,655 | $51,737 | -11% |
| 103 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $24,658 | $36,296 | $46,924 | -12% |
| 104 | Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR | $29,126 | $36,248 | $44,249 | -12% |
| 105 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $27,078 | $36,215 | — | -12% |
| 106 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $23,771 | $36,215 | — | -12% |
| 107 | South Texas CollegeTX | $25,948 | $35,899 | $31,485 | -13% |
| 108 | Hocking Technical CollegeOH | $26,761 | $35,374 | $47,574 | -14% |
| 109 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $28,078 | $35,051 | $58,659 | -15% |
| 110 | Eastern Maine Community CollegeME | $26,996 | $34,970 | $40,568 | -15% |
| 111 | East Central CollegeMO | $27,453 | $34,840 | — | -15% |
| 112 | Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC | $28,969 | $34,637 | $35,757 | -16% |
| 113 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $27,113 | $34,531 | $42,570 | -16% |
| 114 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - OkmulgeeOK | $28,816 | $34,458 | — | -16% |
| 115 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $26,630 | $34,107 | — | -17% |
| 116 | Hill CollegeTX | $32,743 | $33,078 | — | -20% |
| 117 | Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeWV | $30,926 | $33,005 | — | -20% |
| 118 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $26,041 | $31,012 | $38,279 | -25% |
| 119 | Jefferson CollegeMO | $27,929 | $30,273 | — | -26% |
| 120 | Central Virginia Community CollegeVA | $24,853 | $29,948 | — | -27% |
| 121 | Zane State CollegeOH | $27,360 | $27,999 | $42,596 | -32% |
| 122 | Goodwin UniversityCT | $48,943 | — | — | — |
| 123 | Norwalk Community CollegeCT | $42,505 | — | — | — |
| 124 | Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY | $36,980 | — | — | — |
| 125 | Central Wyoming CollegeWY | $36,674 | — | — | — |
| 126 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $36,341 | — | — | — |
| 127 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $34,596 | — | — | — |
| 128 | John Wood Community CollegeIL | $32,324 | — | — | — |
| 129 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $29,458 | — | — | — |
| 130 | Century CollegeMN | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 131 | Onondaga Community CollegeNY | $28,654 | — | $54,051 | — |
| 132 | Lorain County Community CollegeOH | $28,103 | — | — | — |
| 133 | Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeVA | $28,024 | — | — | — |
| 134 | Grayson CollegeTX | $27,542 | — | — | — |
| 135 | Northeast Texas Community CollegeTX | $27,078 | — | — | — |
| 136 | Galveston CollegeTX | $27,044 | — | — | — |
| 137 | Palo Alto CollegeTX | $25,850 | — | — | — |
| 138 | Stark State CollegeOH | $25,735 | — | — | — |
| 139 | South Louisiana Community CollegeLA | $23,614 | — | — | — |
| 140 | Minnesota State College SoutheastMN | $21,336 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $34,615 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Louis UniversityIL | $41,244 | $61,332 | — | +77% |
| 2 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $43,948 | $54,642 | $61,889 | +58% |
| 3 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $31,905 | $50,881 | $35,940 | +47% |
| 4 | Colorado Mountain CollegeCO | $38,692 | $49,035 | — | +42% |
| 5 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $46,435 | $46,967 | $50,767 | +36% |
| 6 | College of Coastal GeorgiaGA | $34,002 | $46,207 | — | +33% |
| 7 | Leeward Community CollegeHI | $27,525 | $44,521 | $58,150 | +29% |
| 8 | Suffolk County Community CollegeNY | $33,034 | $44,398 | — | +28% |
| 9 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $30,926 | $43,948 | — | +27% |
| 10 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $33,267 | $43,433 | — | +25% |
| 11 | Triton CollegeIL | $34,840 | $43,047 | $43,047 | +24% |
| 12 | College of Lake CountyIL | $29,041 | $42,423 | — | +23% |
| 13 | Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL | $29,904 | $42,371 | — | +22% |
| 14 | Kapiolani Community CollegeHI | $27,690 | $42,258 | $54,804 | +22% |
| 15 | Rockland Community CollegeNY | $24,733 | $42,146 | — | +22% |
| 16 | University of Hawaii Maui CollegeHI | $30,409 | $41,401 | $49,718 | +20% |
| 17 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $29,872 | $41,308 | — | +19% |
| 18 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $33,772 | $40,883 | — | +18% |
| 19 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $30,192 | $40,883 | — | +18% |
| 20 | Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA | $28,969 | $40,342 | — | +17% |
| 21 | Hawaii Community CollegeHI | $29,214 | $39,998 | $48,144 | +16% |
| 22 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $33,303 | $39,655 | $42,146 | +15% |
| 23 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $32,775 | $39,294 | $44,478 | +14% |
| 24 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $28,292 | $39,209 | $56,620 | +13% |
| 25 | University of Montana (The)MT | $27,394 | $39,196 | $41,695 | +13% |
| 26 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $29,430 | $39,119 | $47,224 | +13% |
| 27 | Holyoke Community CollegeMA | $30,339 | $38,842 | — | +12% |
| 28 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $27,078 | $38,692 | — | +12% |
| 29 | Kauai Community CollegeHI | $26,818 | $37,958 | $46,777 | +10% |
| 30 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $25,889 | $37,897 | — | +9% |
| 31 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $29,621 | $37,592 | — | +9% |
| 32 | Mitchell Technical CollegeSD | $29,948 | $37,341 | $45,751 | +8% |
| 33 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $27,115 | $37,268 | $45,451 | +8% |
| 34 | Pickens Technical CollegeCO | $31,513 | $37,132 | $40,342 | +7% |
| 35 | Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY | $25,395 | $37,041 | — | +7% |
| 36 | Delgado Community CollegeLA | $29,795 | $36,956 | $50,083 | +7% |
| 37 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $25,955 | $36,674 | $43,948 | +6% |
| 38 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $27,385 | $36,019 | $36,903 | +4% |
| 39 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $26,197 | $35,986 | $42,371 | +4% |
| 40 | City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL | $27,336 | $34,840 | $44,849 | +1% |
| 41 | Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA | $23,455 | $34,840 | — | +1% |
| 42 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA | $26,528 | $34,622 | $39,950 | 0% |
| 43 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $26,872 | $34,615 | — | 0% |
| 44 | Bridgerland Technical CollegeUT | $26,388 | $34,494 | — | 0% |
| 45 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $29,458 | $34,399 | — | -1% |
| 46 | Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT | $26,024 | $34,395 | — | -1% |
| 47 | Century CollegeMN | $24,914 | $34,024 | $41,920 | -2% |
| 48 | Davis Technical CollegeUT | $25,061 | $33,900 | — | -2% |
| 49 | Emily Griffith Technical CollegeCO | $28,319 | $33,772 | $42,800 | -2% |
| 50 | Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort CampusSC | $28,406 | $33,582 | $31,537 | -3% |
| 51 | Northeast Iowa Community CollegeIA | $21,299 | $33,536 | $32,393 | -3% |
| 52 | Mountainland Technical CollegeUT | $24,728 | $33,463 | — | -3% |
| 53 | Highland Community CollegeIL | $24,190 | $33,458 | $44,206 | -3% |
| 54 | North Shore Community CollegeMA | $23,858 | $33,209 | — | -4% |
| 55 | College Of DuPageIL | $24,320 | $33,184 | $55,935 | -4% |
| 56 | South Louisiana Community CollegeLA | $22,792 | $33,078 | — | -4% |
| 57 | Lake Area Technical CollegeSD | $24,969 | $32,951 | $38,649 | -5% |
| 58 | Pueblo Community CollegeCO | $26,787 | $32,883 | — | -5% |
| 59 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $27,518 | $32,844 | $28,969 | -5% |
| 60 | Minnesota State College SoutheastMN | $27,462 | $32,492 | $43,722 | -6% |
| 61 | East Central CollegeMO | $22,808 | $31,905 | $49,171 | -8% |
| 62 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman CollegeIL | $25,751 | $31,699 | $38,967 | -8% |
| 63 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $30,118 | $31,387 | — | -9% |
| 64 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $23,669 | $31,237 | $36,215 | -10% |
| 65 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $24,450 | $31,171 | — | -10% |
| 66 | Florence - Darlington Technical CollegeSC | $23,372 | $31,171 | $32,883 | -10% |
| 67 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central CollegeIL | $21,127 | $31,066 | $30,437 | -10% |
| 68 | Otero CollegeCO | $21,553 | $30,926 | — | -11% |
| 69 | Capital Area Technical CollegeLA | $25,118 | $30,550 | — | -12% |
| 70 | Central Maine Community CollegeME | $26,866 | $30,437 | $50,539 | -12% |
| 71 | Northeastern Junior CollegeCO | $22,545 | $29,948 | $33,372 | -13% |
| 72 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA | $24,591 | $29,886 | — | -14% |
| 73 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $22,403 | $29,807 | $36,903 | -14% |
| 74 | Denmark Technical CollegeSC | $21,289 | $29,726 | $33,286 | -14% |
| 75 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeLA | $29,621 | $29,557 | — | -15% |
| 76 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $23,343 | $29,319 | $33,819 | -15% |
| 77 | Lamar Community CollegeCO | $21,791 | $28,969 | $34,107 | -16% |
| 78 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $22,786 | $28,901 | $32,032 | -17% |
| 79 | Trinidad State CollegeCO | $22,038 | $28,407 | $33,005 | -18% |
| 80 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $27,561 | $28,276 | — | -18% |
| 81 | John A. Logan CollegeIL | $22,922 | $27,557 | $34,376 | -20% |
| 82 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $25,189 | $27,237 | — | -21% |
| 83 | Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeCO | $22,780 | $27,237 | $35,528 | -21% |
| 84 | Northeast Texas Community CollegeTX | $28,969 | $26,921 | $39,425 | -22% |
| 85 | Southeastern Illinois CollegeIL | $21,437 | $26,428 | $31,024 | -24% |
| 86 | Carl Sandburg CollegeIL | $19,836 | $25,937 | $26,493 | -25% |
| 87 | Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA | $24,148 | $24,971 | — | -28% |
| 88 | Norwalk Community CollegeCT | $34,252 | — | — | — |
| 89 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $34,211 | — | — | — |
| 90 | Schenectady County Community CollegeNY | $32,393 | — | — | — |
| 91 | Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR | $31,630 | — | — | — |
| 92 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $31,122 | — | — | — |
| 93 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $28,584 | — | — | — |
| 94 | Arapahoe Community CollegeCO | $27,467 | — | — | — |
| 95 | Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL | $27,429 | — | — | — |
| 96 | Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL | $26,890 | — | — | — |
| 97 | Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeWV | $26,837 | — | — | — |
| 98 | Iowa Central Community CollegeIA | $25,189 | — | — | — |
| 99 | Palo Alto CollegeTX | $24,971 | — | — | — |
| 100 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $24,348 | — | — | — |
| 101 | Tooele Technical CollegeUT | $24,348 | — | — | — |
| 102 | Southeastern Community CollegeIA | $21,591 | — | $33,372 | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $35,528 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $40,342 | $55,111 | — | +55% |
| 2 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $35,233 | $50,096 | $58,065 | +41% |
| 3 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $48,682 | $49,731 | $60,837 | +40% |
| 4 | Dallas CollegeTX | $33,781 | $48,158 | $58,363 | +36% |
| 5 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $42,800 | $46,702 | $59,848 | +31% |
| 6 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $39,163 | $44,939 | — | +26% |
| 7 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $35,164 | $43,463 | $52,165 | +22% |
| 8 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $34,252 | $42,505 | — | +20% |
| 9 | College Of DuPageIL | $31,266 | $42,446 | $56,877 | +19% |
| 10 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $31,294 | $41,744 | $46,142 | +18% |
| 11 | College of Lake CountyIL | $28,588 | $41,469 | $61,827 | +17% |
| 12 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN | $28,969 | $40,922 | — | +15% |
| 13 | Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA | $33,034 | $40,883 | — | +15% |
| 14 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $32,038 | $40,883 | $53,696 | +15% |
| 15 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL | $36,645 | $40,820 | $41,695 | +15% |
| 16 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $30,618 | $40,559 | $54,216 | +14% |
| 17 | Bristol Community CollegeMA | $33,239 | $40,189 | — | +13% |
| 18 | Collin County Community College DistrictTX | $34,188 | $40,159 | — | +13% |
| 19 | Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL | $27,237 | $39,655 | — | +12% |
| 20 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN | $31,354 | $39,556 | — | +11% |
| 21 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $29,276 | $39,127 | — | +10% |
| 22 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $27,400 | $39,048 | — | +10% |
| 23 | Emily Griffith Technical CollegeCO | $30,334 | $38,967 | — | +10% |
| 24 | Odessa CollegeTX | $26,358 | $38,967 | $40,342 | +10% |
| 25 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $27,078 | $38,814 | $50,539 | +9% |
| 26 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $25,818 | $38,322 | $50,463 | +8% |
| 27 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $26,407 | $38,077 | — | +7% |
| 28 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $27,460 | $38,031 | $45,807 | +7% |
| 29 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $26,566 | $37,841 | — | +7% |
| 30 | City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL | $27,948 | $37,801 | $45,474 | +6% |
| 31 | College of the MainlandTX | $26,398 | $37,722 | $40,550 | +6% |
| 32 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $31,066 | $37,592 | $43,820 | +6% |
| 33 | Midland CollegeTX | $26,845 | $37,592 | — | +6% |
| 34 | Pickens Technical CollegeCO | $30,437 | $37,012 | — | +4% |
| 35 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $26,473 | $36,924 | $42,263 | +4% |
| 36 | Saint Augustine CollegeIL | $35,802 | $36,533 | $44,521 | +3% |
| 37 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $28,969 | $36,308 | $45,505 | +2% |
| 38 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $26,051 | $36,215 | — | +2% |
| 39 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $26,136 | $36,097 | $41,695 | +2% |
| 40 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $27,384 | $35,528 | $37,198 | 0% |
| 41 | Lee CollegeTX | $21,286 | $35,466 | $51,929 | 0% |
| 42 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $26,436 | $35,184 | $48,487 | -1% |
| 43 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $29,287 | $35,115 | $31,905 | -1% |
| 44 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $29,086 | $35,098 | $38,355 | -1% |
| 45 | Wharton County Junior CollegeTX | $23,487 | $34,978 | $32,639 | -2% |
| 46 | Virginia Western Community CollegeVA | $28,024 | $34,840 | — | -2% |
| 47 | Clarendon CollegeTX | $25,420 | $34,840 | — | -2% |
| 48 | Davis Technical CollegeUT | $26,493 | $34,707 | — | -2% |
| 49 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $25,946 | $34,668 | — | -2% |
| 50 | Hocking Technical CollegeOH | $25,707 | $34,606 | $40,967 | -3% |
| 51 | Berkshire Community CollegeMA | $26,134 | $34,351 | — | -3% |
| 52 | South Texas CollegeTX | $25,056 | $34,289 | $37,592 | -3% |
| 53 | Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT | $26,612 | $34,228 | — | -4% |
| 54 | Grayson CollegeTX | $25,219 | $34,014 | $37,592 | -4% |
| 55 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $24,099 | $33,372 | $38,065 | -6% |
| 56 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $27,555 | $33,325 | $41,887 | -6% |
| 57 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $27,751 | $33,271 | $40,212 | -6% |
| 58 | Northeast Texas Community CollegeTX | $26,395 | $33,260 | $38,279 | -6% |
| 59 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1IN | $25,104 | $33,209 | — | -7% |
| 60 | Weatherford CollegeTX | $25,350 | $33,162 | $37,041 | -7% |
| 61 | Lamar State College - Port ArthurTX | $22,038 | $33,119 | $38,605 | -7% |
| 62 | Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR | $28,085 | $33,053 | — | -7% |
| 63 | North Central Texas CollegeTX | $25,756 | $33,053 | $35,298 | -7% |
| 64 | Pueblo Community CollegeCO | $24,431 | $33,018 | — | -7% |
| 65 | Mountainland Technical CollegeUT | $24,476 | $32,883 | — | -7% |
| 66 | Paris Junior CollegeTX | $25,138 | $32,743 | $49,171 | -8% |
| 67 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6IN | $25,384 | $32,557 | — | -8% |
| 68 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14IN | $26,082 | $32,534 | — | -8% |
| 69 | Howard County Junior College DistrictTX | $23,771 | $32,357 | $38,795 | -9% |
| 70 | Coastal Bend CollegeTX | $23,249 | $32,178 | $36,387 | -9% |
| 71 | Navarro CollegeTX | $25,712 | $31,905 | $39,425 | -10% |
| 72 | Central Texas College DistrictTX | $24,420 | $31,905 | $39,752 | -10% |
| 73 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $25,335 | $31,679 | — | -11% |
| 74 | McLennan Community CollegeTX | $23,743 | $31,590 | $38,425 | -11% |
| 75 | Hill CollegeTX | $24,563 | $31,354 | $37,151 | -12% |
| 76 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $26,029 | $31,252 | — | -12% |
| 77 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $29,752 | $30,837 | — | -13% |
| 78 | Florence - Darlington Technical CollegeSC | $21,052 | $30,804 | $30,804 | -13% |
| 79 | Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC | $24,899 | $30,739 | $34,150 | -13% |
| 80 | Frank Phillips CollegeTX | $21,834 | $30,600 | $34,252 | -14% |
| 81 | South Plains CollegeTX | $22,797 | $30,589 | $36,215 | -14% |
| 82 | Spartanburg Community CollegeSC | $23,276 | $30,570 | — | -14% |
| 83 | Vernon CollegeTX | $24,251 | $30,500 | $37,897 | -14% |
| 84 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $26,659 | $30,143 | — | -15% |
| 85 | Denmark Technical CollegeSC | $22,255 | $30,087 | $27,756 | -15% |
| 86 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $28,864 | $30,025 | $36,215 | -15% |
| 87 | Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX | $23,539 | $29,450 | $36,254 | -17% |
| 88 | Texarkana CollegeTX | $23,400 | $28,969 | — | -18% |
| 89 | Kilgore CollegeTX | $23,374 | $28,911 | $39,342 | -19% |
| 90 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $24,823 | $28,284 | $37,168 | -20% |
| 91 | Panola CollegeTX | $22,278 | $28,154 | $32,832 | -21% |
| 92 | Ranger CollegeTX | $22,494 | $28,143 | $32,582 | -21% |
| 93 | Trinidad State CollegeCO | $21,299 | $28,103 | — | -21% |
| 94 | Cisco CollegeTX | $24,926 | $28,007 | $30,731 | -21% |
| 95 | Southwest Texas Junior CollegeTX | $24,019 | $26,329 | $34,573 | -26% |
| 96 | Bridgerland Technical CollegeUT | $25,721 | $25,273 | — | -29% |
| 97 | Galveston CollegeTX | $23,915 | $23,638 | — | -33% |
| 98 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $50,311 | — | — | — |
| 99 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $38,967 | — | — | — |
| 100 | Minnesota State College SoutheastMN | $33,372 | — | — | — |
| 101 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN | $31,171 | — | — | — |
| 102 | Massasoit Community CollegeMA | $29,388 | — | — | — |
| 103 | Colorado Mountain CollegeCO | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 104 | Umpqua Community CollegeOR | $28,436 | — | — | — |
| 105 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $28,319 | — | — | — |
| 106 | Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeVA | $27,525 | — | — | — |
| 107 | Tooele Technical CollegeUT | $27,237 | — | — | — |
| 108 | Parkland CollegeIL | $27,010 | — | — | — |
| 109 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $26,852 | — | — | — |
| 110 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $26,726 | — | — | — |
| 111 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $26,274 | — | — | — |
| 112 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $25,070 | — | — | — |
| 113 | Technical College of the RockiesCO | $22,269 | — | — | — |
| 114 | Laredo CollegeTX | $21,299 | — | — | — |
| 115 | Rappahannock Community CollegeVA | $20,539 | — | — | — |
| 116 | Southside Virginia Community CollegeVA | $20,476 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
national median $33,189 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $28,319 | $41,695 | $43,722 | +26% |
| 2 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN | $25,623 | $33,189 | $38,279 | 0% |
| 3 | Riverland Community CollegeMN | $23,620 | $32,231 | $41,357 | -3% |
| 4 | Minnesota North CollegeMN | $26,742 | $31,905 | — | -4% |
| 5 | Kapiolani Community CollegeHI | $39,163 | — | — | — |