What Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $66,834 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trine UniversityIN | $68,122 | $79,355 | — | +19% |
| 2 | Weber State UniversityUT | $63,105 | $76,958 | $80,729 | +15% |
| 3 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $60,622 | $74,872 | $88,421 | +12% |
| 4 | Montana State University - NorthernMT | $50,402 | $72,871 | $65,353 | +9% |
| 5 | University of Central MissouriMO | $52,693 | $66,834 | $81,961 | 0% |
| 6 | Grambling State UniversityLA | $41,887 | $63,874 | $58,363 | -4% |
| 7 | East Carolina UniversityNC | $45,751 | $63,496 | $84,610 | -5% |
| 8 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $38,616 | $53,545 | $75,525 | -20% |
| 9 | Texas Southern UniversityTX | $51,223 | — | $84,610 | — |
Associate
national median $57,805 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee CollegeTX | $57,867 | $89,353 | $112,007 | +55% |
| 2 | Brazosport CollegeTX | $53,873 | $77,901 | $100,794 | +35% |
| 3 | Purdue University NorthwestIN | $55,935 | $77,093 | $102,395 | +33% |
| 4 | Edison State Community CollegeOH | $51,380 | $75,672 | $74,643 | +31% |
| 5 | Lamar Institute of TechnologyTX | $48,943 | $73,791 | $100,908 | +28% |
| 6 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $51,818 | $73,703 | $95,254 | +28% |
| 7 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $55,558 | $73,271 | $95,189 | +27% |
| 8 | North Central Texas CollegeTX | $51,789 | $72,242 | — | +25% |
| 9 | Midland CollegeTX | $51,537 | $71,115 | $85,664 | +23% |
| 10 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $50,075 | $70,747 | $84,119 | +22% |
| 11 | Weber State UniversityUT | $45,365 | $69,727 | — | +21% |
| 12 | Century CollegeMN | $47,119 | $69,154 | — | +20% |
| 13 | Middlesex Community CollegeMA | $48,487 | $68,098 | — | +18% |
| 14 | Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $49,171 | $67,042 | $77,901 | +16% |
| 15 | Kilgore CollegeTX | $42,555 | $67,042 | $91,987 | +16% |
| 16 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA | $44,087 | $66,382 | $96,190 | +15% |
| 17 | City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright CollegeIL | $54,993 | $65,986 | — | +14% |
| 18 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $42,762 | $65,723 | — | +14% |
| 19 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $50,018 | $65,458 | $74,768 | +13% |
| 20 | Eastfield CollegeTX | $51,424 | $65,240 | $78,372 | +13% |
| 21 | Morton CollegeIL | $45,751 | $64,930 | — | +12% |
| 22 | River Parishes Community CollegeLA | $37,247 | $64,718 | — | +12% |
| 23 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $49,171 | $64,175 | — | +11% |
| 24 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $46,435 | $63,874 | $70,625 | +11% |
| 25 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $52,793 | $63,610 | — | +10% |
| 26 | Metropolitan Community CollegeMO | $46,803 | $63,346 | $72,585 | +10% |
| 27 | Delgado Community CollegeLA | $48,605 | $63,214 | $64,628 | +9% |
| 28 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $51,929 | $62,818 | $66,779 | +9% |
| 29 | Shawnee State UniversityOH | $50,170 | $62,818 | $70,012 | +9% |
| 30 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $48,898 | $62,818 | $61,703 | +9% |
| 31 | Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeMN | $45,300 | $62,818 | $75,586 | +9% |
| 32 | South Central CollegeMN | $37,592 | $62,818 | — | +9% |
| 33 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $44,711 | $62,605 | — | +8% |
| 34 | Anoka Technical CollegeMN | $48,567 | $62,446 | $74,545 | +8% |
| 35 | Southeast Technical CollegeSD | $48,096 | $62,446 | $70,441 | +8% |
| 36 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $47,320 | $62,238 | $71,350 | +8% |
| 37 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $49,627 | $62,224 | $73,997 | +8% |
| 38 | Clackamas Community CollegeOR | $45,751 | $62,224 | $71,441 | +8% |
| 39 | Wharton County Junior CollegeTX | $45,137 | $61,992 | $73,832 | +7% |
| 40 | Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR | $50,710 | $61,827 | $71,441 | +7% |
| 41 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $50,949 | $61,518 | $72,966 | +6% |
| 42 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $50,881 | $61,468 | $69,841 | +6% |
| 43 | Tyler Junior CollegeTX | $47,705 | $61,332 | $83,557 | +6% |
| 44 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $46,717 | $61,332 | $72,896 | +6% |
| 45 | Minnesota State College SoutheastMN | $46,593 | $61,167 | — | +6% |
| 46 | York Technical CollegeSC | $45,300 | $60,908 | $69,154 | +5% |
| 47 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $41,544 | $60,837 | — | +5% |
| 48 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $40,093 | $60,590 | $78,843 | +5% |
| 49 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $52,839 | $60,342 | — | +4% |
| 50 | SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY | $35,164 | $60,342 | $71,212 | +4% |
| 51 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $46,532 | $60,208 | $72,585 | +4% |
| 52 | Stark State CollegeOH | $52,165 | $60,159 | $76,958 | +4% |
| 53 | New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY | $35,956 | $60,134 | $75,235 | +4% |
| 54 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $44,502 | $60,021 | $62,158 | +4% |
| 55 | College of Lake CountyIL | $58,768 | $59,848 | $77,524 | +4% |
| 56 | Genesee Community CollegeNY | $44,249 | $59,848 | $62,818 | +4% |
| 57 | Lake Superior CollegeMN | $43,912 | $59,476 | $70,870 | +3% |
| 58 | College Of DuPageIL | $39,950 | $59,291 | $68,702 | +3% |
| 59 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $44,206 | $59,282 | $70,779 | +3% |
| 60 | Lincoln UniversityMO | $43,293 | $59,253 | — | +3% |
| 61 | Southwestern Community CollegeIA | $43,240 | $59,187 | $59,848 | +2% |
| 62 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN | $53,793 | $59,105 | $56,406 | +2% |
| 63 | Three Rivers Community CollegeCT | $48,182 | $59,105 | $77,430 | +2% |
| 64 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $40,342 | $59,105 | $64,930 | +2% |
| 65 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $47,540 | $59,077 | $65,986 | +2% |
| 66 | L. E. Fletcher Technical Community CollegeLA | $40,666 | $58,858 | $76,487 | +2% |
| 67 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $40,627 | $58,659 | $72,585 | +1% |
| 68 | Southeastern Community CollegeIA | $43,047 | $58,363 | $75,158 | +1% |
| 69 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7IN | $50,441 | $58,065 | $71,899 | 0% |
| 70 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $42,063 | $57,991 | $82,426 | 0% |
| 71 | Owens Community CollegeOH | $44,478 | $57,867 | $74,301 | 0% |
| 72 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $47,119 | $57,805 | $81,043 | 0% |
| 73 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $44,919 | $57,726 | $64,402 | 0% |
| 74 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $43,164 | $57,619 | $59,353 | 0% |
| 75 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $43,047 | $57,514 | $78,843 | 0% |
| 76 | Clayton State UniversityGA | $41,424 | $57,471 | $64,930 | -1% |
| 77 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $46,746 | $57,301 | $70,298 | -1% |
| 78 | Coastal Bend CollegeTX | $46,571 | $56,877 | $72,585 | -2% |
| 79 | Clark State CollegeOH | $45,075 | $56,877 | — | -2% |
| 80 | Saint Charles Community CollegeMO | $44,849 | $56,877 | — | -2% |
| 81 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $44,030 | $56,877 | $59,253 | -2% |
| 82 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $37,592 | $56,877 | $63,610 | -2% |
| 83 | Paris Junior CollegeTX | $33,162 | $56,877 | — | -2% |
| 84 | South Plains CollegeTX | $34,630 | $56,563 | $64,402 | -2% |
| 85 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN | $43,227 | $56,406 | $65,986 | -2% |
| 86 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $41,339 | $55,849 | $66,619 | -3% |
| 87 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN | $42,446 | $55,817 | $52,165 | -3% |
| 88 | Chemeketa Community CollegeOR | $43,987 | $55,558 | $63,874 | -4% |
| 89 | Vincennes UniversityIN | $48,840 | $55,512 | $67,570 | -4% |
| 90 | Tri-County Technical CollegeSC | $44,624 | $55,464 | $68,521 | -4% |
| 91 | Casper CollegeWY | $43,047 | $55,464 | $72,585 | -4% |
| 92 | Grayson CollegeTX | $45,075 | $55,335 | $72,156 | -4% |
| 93 | Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN | $44,978 | $55,335 | — | -4% |
| 94 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN | $43,452 | $54,993 | $69,727 | -5% |
| 95 | Laramie County Community CollegeWY | $42,838 | $54,993 | $57,619 | -5% |
| 96 | New River Community CollegeVA | $48,304 | $54,615 | — | -6% |
| 97 | Montana State University - BillingsMT | $39,864 | $54,615 | $66,303 | -6% |
| 98 | Temple CollegeTX | $38,592 | $54,615 | $58,659 | -6% |
| 99 | University of Akron (The)OH | $44,160 | $54,427 | $63,451 | -6% |
| 100 | Indian Hills Community CollegeIA | $45,127 | $54,252 | $65,498 | -6% |
| 101 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $47,726 | $54,051 | $73,442 | -6% |
| 102 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $42,505 | $54,051 | $63,270 | -6% |
| 103 | Lake Area Technical CollegeSD | $45,433 | $53,767 | $60,720 | -7% |
| 104 | Southern State Community CollegeOH | $44,206 | $53,735 | $56,170 | -7% |
| 105 | State Fair Community CollegeMO | $36,805 | $53,696 | — | -7% |
| 106 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14IN | $41,830 | $53,604 | $64,226 | -7% |
| 107 | Central Ohio Technical CollegeOH | $39,072 | $53,397 | $60,095 | -8% |
| 108 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $46,532 | $53,343 | $85,242 | -8% |
| 109 | Queensborough Community College-CUNYNY | $39,593 | $53,343 | $77,631 | -8% |
| 110 | Hawkeye Community CollegeIA | $41,871 | $53,243 | $65,194 | -8% |
| 111 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $41,447 | $53,219 | $65,986 | -8% |
| 112 | Western Dakota Technical CollegeSD | $40,280 | $53,202 | $59,149 | -8% |
| 113 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $39,884 | $53,181 | $63,962 | -8% |
| 114 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $41,596 | $52,939 | $66,918 | -8% |
| 115 | Mountain View CollegeTX | $40,342 | $52,745 | $69,154 | -9% |
| 116 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN | $43,758 | $52,636 | $59,848 | -9% |
| 117 | Central Carolina Technical CollegeSC | $42,866 | $52,508 | — | -9% |
| 118 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $44,681 | $52,387 | $64,280 | -9% |
| 119 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $42,631 | $52,165 | — | -10% |
| 120 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $35,872 | $51,537 | $59,105 | -11% |
| 121 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $48,096 | $51,223 | $78,278 | -11% |
| 122 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $42,458 | $51,223 | $59,848 | -11% |
| 123 | Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL | $40,883 | $50,676 | — | -12% |
| 124 | State Technical College of MissouriMO | $43,517 | $50,311 | $60,342 | -13% |
| 125 | Jefferson CollegeMO | $41,019 | $50,129 | $60,442 | -13% |
| 126 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $49,464 | $49,855 | $69,154 | -14% |
| 127 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $42,273 | $49,855 | — | -14% |
| 128 | Ulster County Community CollegeNY | $39,998 | $49,855 | $74,872 | -14% |
| 129 | Southern Maine Community CollegeME | $41,144 | $49,789 | $65,986 | -14% |
| 130 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN | $38,107 | $49,789 | $65,986 | -14% |
| 131 | Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $34,002 | $49,703 | — | -14% |
| 132 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $39,950 | $49,269 | — | -15% |
| 133 | North Central State CollegeOH | $37,460 | $49,008 | $60,837 | -15% |
| 134 | Hocking Technical CollegeOH | $37,592 | $48,943 | — | -15% |
| 135 | Northwest CollegeWY | $40,568 | $48,829 | $60,442 | -16% |
| 136 | Eastern Maine Community CollegeME | $33,556 | $48,791 | $52,354 | -16% |
| 137 | Central Texas College DistrictTX | $39,655 | $48,487 | $65,986 | -16% |
| 138 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6IN | $37,285 | $48,487 | $48,791 | -16% |
| 139 | Washington State Community CollegeOH | $33,739 | $48,487 | — | -16% |
| 140 | Spartanburg Community CollegeSC | $32,639 | $48,487 | $56,877 | -16% |
| 141 | Kent State UniversityOH | $27,237 | $48,487 | — | -16% |
| 142 | Victoria CollegeTX | $43,047 | $48,096 | $65,458 | -17% |
| 143 | Community College of DenverCO | $41,424 | $48,030 | — | -17% |
| 144 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $37,592 | $48,030 | $56,563 | -17% |
| 145 | Laredo CollegeTX | $37,316 | $48,030 | $56,877 | -17% |
| 146 | Montana Technological UniversityMT | $47,574 | $47,939 | $54,051 | -17% |
| 147 | Dalton State CollegeGA | $37,592 | $47,939 | — | -17% |
| 148 | Angelina CollegeTX | $38,901 | $47,856 | $55,935 | -17% |
| 149 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $26,659 | $46,663 | $42,146 | -19% |
| 150 | Eastern Gateway Community CollegeOH | $42,309 | $45,751 | $69,154 | -21% |
| 151 | Triton CollegeIL | $55,464 | $45,210 | — | -22% |
| 152 | Mountain Empire Community CollegeVA | $38,202 | $44,398 | — | -23% |
| 153 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY | $31,905 | $43,948 | $63,769 | -24% |
| 154 | Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK | $42,596 | $43,722 | — | -24% |
| 155 | York County Community CollegeME | $39,556 | $43,588 | — | -25% |
| 156 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $38,377 | $43,047 | $60,837 | -26% |
| 157 | Hawaii Community CollegeHI | $31,578 | $42,709 | $75,158 | -26% |
| 158 | Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX | $39,425 | $41,695 | $59,848 | -28% |
| 159 | South Texas CollegeTX | $31,266 | $37,867 | $49,482 | -34% |
| 160 | Indiana State UniversityIN | $63,610 | — | $86,086 | — |
| 161 | Collin County Community College DistrictTX | $52,311 | — | $56,406 | — |
| 162 | John Wood Community CollegeIL | $51,789 | — | — | — |
| 163 | Iowa Valley Community College DistrictIA | $46,055 | — | — | — |
| 164 | Kishwaukee CollegeIL | $45,751 | — | — | — |
| 165 | Vernon CollegeTX | $41,695 | — | $56,877 | — |
| 166 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $41,630 | — | — | — |
| 167 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $41,424 | — | — | — |
| 168 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA | $39,884 | — | $56,877 | — |
| 169 | Cedar Valley CollegeTX | $39,425 | — | — | — |
| 170 | Moberly Area Community CollegeMO | $38,279 | — | — | — |
| 171 | Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma CityOK | $37,041 | — | — | — |
| 172 | South Louisiana Community CollegeLA | $36,609 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $54,898 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $59,848 | $74,301 | $89,880 | +35% |
| 2 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $44,669 | $65,392 | — | +19% |
| 3 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA | $33,772 | $61,969 | — | +13% |
| 4 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $54,453 | $61,944 | $73,271 | +13% |
| 5 | South Central Louisiana Technical CollegeLA | $43,047 | $60,442 | — | +10% |
| 6 | SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY | $38,861 | $60,219 | $66,937 | +10% |
| 7 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $55,464 | $59,848 | $61,167 | +9% |
| 8 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $39,425 | $58,704 | — | +7% |
| 9 | Central Oregon Community CollegeOR | $45,543 | $58,574 | — | +7% |
| 10 | Suffolk County Community CollegeNY | $39,975 | $58,363 | $77,901 | +6% |
| 11 | River Parishes Community CollegeLA | $34,307 | $57,991 | — | +6% |
| 12 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $49,171 | $57,867 | — | +5% |
| 13 | York Technical CollegeSC | $45,543 | $57,471 | $67,042 | +5% |
| 14 | Delgado Community CollegeLA | $42,956 | $57,334 | $74,110 | +4% |
| 15 | Metropolitan Community CollegeMO | $44,849 | $56,877 | — | +4% |
| 16 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $33,536 | $56,877 | $60,272 | +4% |
| 17 | Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN | $41,964 | $56,106 | — | +2% |
| 18 | Rockland Community CollegeNY | $30,600 | $55,746 | — | +2% |
| 19 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $38,003 | $55,665 | $65,081 | +1% |
| 20 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $44,521 | $55,464 | $78,843 | +1% |
| 21 | L. E. Fletcher Technical Community CollegeLA | $36,857 | $54,898 | — | 0% |
| 22 | Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK | $42,325 | $54,857 | — | 0% |
| 23 | SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY | $25,070 | $54,267 | $64,930 | -1% |
| 24 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN | $40,759 | $54,051 | $69,154 | -2% |
| 25 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $41,244 | $53,485 | — | -3% |
| 26 | City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright CollegeIL | $42,946 | $53,343 | $46,435 | -3% |
| 27 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $43,047 | $51,789 | $68,098 | -6% |
| 28 | Chemeketa Community CollegeOR | $47,346 | $50,539 | — | -8% |
| 29 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $38,325 | $50,441 | — | -8% |
| 30 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $43,539 | $50,311 | $86,086 | -8% |
| 31 | Southwestern Community CollegeIA | $28,969 | $50,311 | $61,332 | -8% |
| 32 | Northwest CollegeWY | $30,437 | $49,582 | — | -10% |
| 33 | Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT | $38,967 | $49,171 | — | -10% |
| 34 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA | $40,342 | $48,487 | — | -12% |
| 35 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN | $38,341 | $48,291 | $60,590 | -12% |
| 36 | South Louisiana Community CollegeLA | $36,491 | $48,030 | — | -13% |
| 37 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $32,324 | $47,939 | — | -13% |
| 38 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $40,342 | $47,574 | — | -13% |
| 39 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN | $48,487 | $47,119 | — | -14% |
| 40 | College Of DuPageIL | $27,044 | $47,119 | $72,585 | -14% |
| 41 | Davis Technical CollegeUT | $42,033 | $46,777 | — | -15% |
| 42 | Capital Area Technical CollegeLA | $34,351 | $46,663 | — | -15% |
| 43 | Bridgerland Technical CollegeUT | $43,227 | $43,047 | — | -22% |
| 44 | Iowa Central Community CollegeIA | $27,709 | $43,047 | $56,877 | -22% |
| 45 | Jamestown Community CollegeNY | $50,441 | — | — | — |
| 46 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $50,129 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Lorain County Community CollegeOH | $48,258 | — | — | — |
| 48 | Anoka Technical CollegeMN | $47,270 | — | — | — |
| 49 | Saint Charles Community CollegeMO | $46,663 | — | — | — |
| 50 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $45,365 | — | — | — |
| 51 | Casper CollegeWY | $44,849 | — | — | — |
| 52 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $44,669 | — | — | — |
| 53 | Wharton County Junior CollegeTX | $44,669 | — | — | — |
| 54 | Dixie Technical CollegeUT | $44,398 | — | — | — |
| 55 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $43,820 | — | — | — |
| 56 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $43,588 | — | — | — |
| 57 | Eastfield CollegeTX | $43,433 | — | — | — |
| 58 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN | $41,501 | — | — | — |
| 59 | Parkland CollegeIL | $39,793 | — | — | — |
| 60 | Northwest Iowa Community CollegeIA | $39,655 | — | — | — |
| 61 | Dalton State CollegeGA | $37,592 | — | — | — |
| 62 | Northshore Technical Community CollegeLA | $36,956 | — | — | — |
| 63 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $35,899 | — | — | — |
| 64 | Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeLA | $34,840 | — | — | — |
| 65 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $34,421 | — | — | — |
| 66 | Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA | $29,502 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $59,848 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $53,384 | $80,325 | — | +34% |
| 2 | Brazosport CollegeTX | $53,615 | $78,843 | $112,807 | +32% |
| 3 | College of Lake CountyIL | $58,934 | $78,110 | — | +31% |
| 4 | Lee CollegeTX | $50,995 | $77,340 | $98,454 | +29% |
| 5 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $53,804 | $74,472 | $83,557 | +24% |
| 6 | Blue Ridge Community CollegeVA | $48,487 | $73,728 | — | +23% |
| 7 | Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT | $52,554 | $72,585 | — | +21% |
| 8 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $51,254 | $72,514 | $91,987 | +21% |
| 9 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $54,051 | $71,605 | — | +20% |
| 10 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $56,877 | $69,384 | $77,465 | +16% |
| 11 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $52,064 | $68,717 | $76,885 | +15% |
| 12 | College of the MainlandTX | $64,175 | $67,887 | — | +13% |
| 13 | Tyler Junior CollegeTX | $46,878 | $66,438 | $81,671 | +11% |
| 14 | Northern Essex Community CollegeMA | $39,425 | $65,986 | — | +10% |
| 15 | Oakton CollegeIL | $52,839 | $65,634 | $67,343 | +10% |
| 16 | Century CollegeMN | $44,521 | $65,410 | — | +9% |
| 17 | Midland CollegeTX | $51,753 | $63,769 | $86,367 | +7% |
| 18 | Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL | $47,939 | $63,681 | $73,442 | +6% |
| 19 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $44,906 | $63,305 | $61,630 | +6% |
| 20 | Metropolitan Community CollegeMO | $49,539 | $62,818 | — | +5% |
| 21 | Northeast Iowa Community CollegeIA | $46,532 | $62,818 | — | +5% |
| 22 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $43,047 | $61,827 | — | +3% |
| 23 | Wharton County Junior CollegeTX | $45,505 | $61,250 | $74,491 | +2% |
| 24 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $48,291 | $61,167 | — | +2% |
| 25 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $45,919 | $61,062 | $74,506 | +2% |
| 26 | Community College of DenverCO | $54,993 | $60,590 | — | +1% |
| 27 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $45,300 | $60,533 | $72,799 | +1% |
| 28 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $30,775 | $60,342 | $64,280 | +1% |
| 29 | Collin County Community College DistrictTX | $49,399 | $59,848 | — | 0% |
| 30 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $44,849 | $59,848 | — | 0% |
| 31 | Kilgore CollegeTX | $35,940 | $59,848 | $51,223 | 0% |
| 32 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $47,444 | $59,719 | $71,298 | 0% |
| 33 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $40,613 | $59,443 | $61,332 | -1% |
| 34 | Kankakee Community CollegeIL | $50,881 | $59,253 | — | -1% |
| 35 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $48,238 | $59,105 | — | -1% |
| 36 | Triton CollegeIL | $45,979 | $59,105 | — | -1% |
| 37 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $45,940 | $58,998 | — | -1% |
| 38 | Gateway Community CollegeCT | $44,398 | $58,858 | $81,671 | -2% |
| 39 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $44,737 | $58,659 | — | -2% |
| 40 | Bristol Community CollegeMA | $43,047 | $58,363 | — | -2% |
| 41 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $42,177 | $58,363 | $60,837 | -2% |
| 42 | South Plains CollegeTX | $33,128 | $58,363 | — | -2% |
| 43 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $51,223 | $57,867 | — | -3% |
| 44 | Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL | $33,739 | $56,877 | — | -5% |
| 45 | Owens Community CollegeOH | $44,849 | $56,595 | $69,727 | -5% |
| 46 | Eastfield CollegeTX | $43,921 | $56,579 | $64,402 | -5% |
| 47 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $42,838 | $55,817 | $71,899 | -7% |
| 48 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $46,207 | $55,665 | — | -7% |
| 49 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $46,402 | $55,634 | $73,157 | -7% |
| 50 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $45,505 | $55,464 | — | -7% |
| 51 | Temple CollegeTX | $35,940 | $55,464 | — | -7% |
| 52 | Terra State Community CollegeOH | $54,993 | $54,993 | — | -8% |
| 53 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $43,626 | $54,404 | — | -9% |
| 54 | Grayson CollegeTX | $35,528 | $53,485 | $66,382 | -11% |
| 55 | Morton CollegeIL | $39,139 | $53,279 | — | -11% |
| 56 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $40,471 | $52,839 | — | -12% |
| 57 | Northeastern Technical CollegeSC | $50,311 | $52,636 | $62,007 | -12% |
| 58 | Angelina CollegeTX | $39,556 | $52,636 | — | -12% |
| 59 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $32,785 | $52,636 | — | -12% |
| 60 | Mountain View CollegeTX | $39,385 | $51,789 | $62,158 | -13% |
| 61 | City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright CollegeIL | $38,795 | $51,505 | $64,036 | -14% |
| 62 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $36,805 | $51,458 | $49,399 | -14% |
| 63 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $40,227 | $51,223 | $55,137 | -14% |
| 64 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $36,867 | $50,050 | $64,175 | -16% |
| 65 | Coastal Bend CollegeTX | $39,884 | $49,855 | — | -17% |
| 66 | Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical CollegeSC | $40,642 | $48,487 | — | -19% |
| 67 | Kishwaukee CollegeIL | $48,315 | $47,802 | — | -20% |
| 68 | Howard County Junior College DistrictTX | $42,505 | $47,315 | $60,590 | -21% |
| 69 | Treasure Valley Community CollegeOR | $36,412 | $44,398 | — | -26% |
| 70 | Hocking Technical CollegeOH | $33,666 | $44,060 | $59,422 | -26% |
| 71 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $36,433 | $43,948 | $63,874 | -27% |
| 72 | Paris Junior CollegeTX | $27,650 | $43,047 | $59,253 | -28% |
| 73 | Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX | $33,260 | $42,923 | $50,419 | -28% |
| 74 | Spartanburg Community CollegeSC | $50,676 | $40,342 | $47,119 | -33% |
| 75 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $32,272 | $40,342 | — | -33% |
| 76 | Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort CampusSC | $39,731 | $38,895 | $55,464 | -35% |
| 77 | South Texas CollegeTX | $27,436 | $38,536 | $51,013 | -36% |
| 78 | Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeMA | $68,098 | — | — | — |
| 79 | Middlesex Community CollegeMA | $60,837 | — | — | — |
| 80 | Zane State CollegeOH | $55,181 | — | — | — |
| 81 | Rock Valley CollegeIL | $54,857 | — | — | — |
| 82 | Manchester Community CollegeCT | $53,647 | — | — | — |
| 83 | College Of DuPageIL | $51,929 | — | — | — |
| 84 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $51,223 | — | — | — |
| 85 | Lake Superior CollegeMN | $50,767 | — | — | — |
| 86 | Three Rivers Community CollegeCT | $50,767 | — | — | — |
| 87 | North Shore Community CollegeMA | $48,487 | — | — | — |
| 88 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA | $47,802 | — | — | — |
| 89 | State Fair Community CollegeMO | $47,705 | — | — | — |
| 90 | Chemeketa Community CollegeOR | $45,075 | — | — | — |
| 91 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $44,060 | — | — | — |
| 92 | Stark State CollegeOH | $43,768 | — | — | — |
| 93 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $43,433 | — | — | — |
| 94 | York County Community CollegeME | $42,146 | — | — | — |
| 95 | Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA | $38,771 | — | — | — |
| 96 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $36,903 | — | — | — |
| 97 | Cedar Valley CollegeTX | $35,340 | — | — | — |
| 98 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL | $33,536 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
national median $56,877 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $46,924 | $64,402 | — | +13% |
| 2 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $46,994 | $59,848 | $77,631 | +5% |
| 3 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $40,113 | $56,877 | $69,727 | 0% |
| 4 | Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN | $42,235 | $54,333 | — | -4% |