What Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $54,575 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY | $75,281 | $96,936 | $113,067 | +78% |
| 2 | Indiana University - BloomingtonIN | $50,162 | $70,813 | $87,409 | +30% |
| 3 | Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY | $50,715 | $69,284 | $78,249 | +27% |
| 4 | University of Texas at AustinTX | $43,275 | $66,796 | $84,430 | +22% |
| 5 | Texas A&M UniversityTX | $34,164 | $66,666 | $84,980 | +22% |
| 6 | University of Texas at ArlingtonTX | $53,647 | $66,382 | $71,441 | +22% |
| 7 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNY | $35,591 | $65,620 | $71,899 | +20% |
| 8 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA | $36,634 | $64,046 | $78,368 | +17% |
| 9 | University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC | $32,149 | $63,979 | $107,201 | +17% |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $41,458 | $63,284 | $84,259 | +16% |
| 11 | Framingham State UniversityMA | $41,630 | $62,754 | $76,285 | +15% |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $31,066 | $62,224 | $77,524 | +14% |
| 13 | University of the District of ColumbiaDC | $53,767 | $62,007 | — | +14% |
| 14 | Connecticut CollegeCT | $39,139 | $61,498 | $79,787 | +13% |
| 15 | University of HoustonTX | $38,693 | $61,400 | $74,520 | +13% |
| 16 | University of VirginiaVA | $39,655 | $61,167 | — | +12% |
| 17 | James Madison UniversityVA | $29,542 | $60,856 | $73,228 | +12% |
| 18 | CUNY Queens CollegeNY | $38,948 | $60,487 | $74,560 | +11% |
| 19 | Purdue UniversityIN | $41,876 | $59,925 | $79,666 | +10% |
| 20 | University of ConnecticutCT | $36,420 | $59,243 | $72,865 | +9% |
| 21 | University of GeorgiaGA | $39,909 | $58,219 | $71,639 | +7% |
| 22 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL | $34,651 | $57,971 | $72,585 | +6% |
| 23 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $38,970 | $57,756 | $72,533 | +6% |
| 24 | Benedictine UniversityIL | $31,905 | $57,372 | $74,491 | +5% |
| 25 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $39,943 | $57,324 | $63,453 | +5% |
| 26 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $36,848 | $57,260 | $70,706 | +5% |
| 27 | Texas State UniversityTX | $35,571 | $56,877 | $64,483 | +4% |
| 28 | State University of New York at OneontaNY | $36,861 | $56,858 | $70,174 | +4% |
| 29 | Texas Woman's UniversityTX | $35,631 | $56,449 | $61,498 | +3% |
| 30 | University of Saint JosephCT | $32,198 | $56,272 | $64,930 | +3% |
| 31 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $32,016 | $55,987 | $67,288 | +3% |
| 32 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $35,414 | $55,958 | $64,849 | +3% |
| 33 | University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX | $48,487 | $55,875 | $61,539 | +2% |
| 34 | University of UtahUT | $36,360 | $55,464 | $66,779 | +2% |
| 35 | Texas Southern UniversityTX | $34,173 | $55,100 | $64,204 | +1% |
| 36 | Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $36,596 | $54,932 | $60,837 | +1% |
| 37 | Illinois State UniversityIL | $37,970 | $54,785 | $66,300 | 0% |
| 38 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $37,218 | $54,675 | $68,617 | 0% |
| 39 | Oregon State UniversityOR | $34,969 | $54,575 | $65,443 | 0% |
| 40 | University of North TexasTX | $35,230 | $54,485 | $63,471 | 0% |
| 41 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $37,080 | $54,244 | $68,802 | -1% |
| 42 | Radford UniversityVA | $32,995 | $54,178 | $65,392 | -1% |
| 43 | Winthrop UniversitySC | $29,074 | $54,178 | $65,011 | -1% |
| 44 | Saint Olaf CollegeMN | $40,680 | $54,051 | $67,967 | -1% |
| 45 | Western Illinois UniversityIL | $35,288 | $52,774 | $65,655 | -3% |
| 46 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $36,147 | $52,583 | $64,945 | -4% |
| 47 | University of Illinois ChicagoIL | $34,650 | $52,401 | — | -4% |
| 48 | Ohio UniversityOH | $37,249 | $52,322 | $63,300 | -4% |
| 49 | Colorado State UniversityCO | $34,104 | $52,161 | $61,944 | -4% |
| 50 | Goodwin UniversityCT | $42,505 | $51,737 | — | -5% |
| 51 | University of AlabamaAL | $35,944 | $51,665 | $60,064 | -5% |
| 52 | West Virginia UniversityWV | $31,887 | $51,660 | $60,491 | -5% |
| 53 | Lamar UniversityTX | $34,530 | $51,613 | $59,761 | -5% |
| 54 | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA | $31,815 | $51,484 | $58,712 | -6% |
| 55 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $31,130 | $51,296 | $58,696 | -6% |
| 56 | University of Saint ThomasMN | $34,840 | $51,223 | — | -6% |
| 57 | South Dakota State UniversitySD | $36,084 | $51,154 | $59,208 | -6% |
| 58 | Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX | $35,720 | $50,985 | $63,651 | -7% |
| 59 | Minnesota State University, MankatoMN | $32,421 | $50,820 | $60,533 | -7% |
| 60 | Penn State World CampusPA | $43,433 | $50,802 | — | -7% |
| 61 | Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX | $36,315 | $50,609 | $57,579 | -7% |
| 62 | University of WyomingWY | $34,319 | $50,407 | $61,003 | -8% |
| 63 | University of Wisconsin - StoutWI | $36,486 | $50,246 | $58,488 | -8% |
| 64 | Southern University at New OrleansLA | $36,491 | $50,083 | $49,035 | -8% |
| 65 | Virginia State UniversityVA | $34,531 | $49,896 | $55,355 | -9% |
| 66 | Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA | $36,182 | $49,783 | $56,345 | -9% |
| 67 | Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL | $33,289 | $49,698 | $60,054 | -9% |
| 68 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - HarrisburgPA | $34,959 | $49,399 | — | -9% |
| 69 | Tarleton State UniversityTX | $35,196 | $49,354 | $57,329 | -10% |
| 70 | Eastern Illinois UniversityIL | $33,389 | $49,226 | $59,431 | -10% |
| 71 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY | $34,366 | $49,171 | $65,848 | -10% |
| 72 | Berry CollegeGA | $33,772 | $49,118 | — | -10% |
| 73 | Ball State UniversityIN | $35,267 | $49,014 | $57,644 | -10% |
| 74 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHI | $33,329 | $48,791 | $64,603 | -11% |
| 75 | Appalachian State UniversityNC | $33,561 | $48,536 | $58,123 | -11% |
| 76 | East Carolina UniversityNC | $33,368 | $48,375 | $55,608 | -11% |
| 77 | Miami UniversityOH | $33,510 | $48,144 | $53,578 | -12% |
| 78 | Concordia College - MoorheadMN | $33,034 | $48,144 | $65,743 | -12% |
| 79 | Southern Utah UniversityUT | $30,040 | $48,081 | $53,578 | -12% |
| 80 | Bridgewater CollegeVA | $31,970 | $47,906 | $56,170 | -12% |
| 81 | Portland State UniversityOR | $34,036 | $47,843 | $63,491 | -12% |
| 82 | Western Carolina UniversityNC | $38,279 | $47,802 | $50,311 | -12% |
| 83 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - BrandywinePA | $36,542 | $47,638 | $58,040 | -13% |
| 84 | Utah State UniversityUT | $32,631 | $47,405 | $54,804 | -13% |
| 85 | Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $30,731 | $47,392 | — | -13% |
| 86 | Northern Illinois UniversityIL | $34,587 | $47,231 | $59,897 | -13% |
| 87 | Concordia University - Saint PaulMN | $40,912 | $47,169 | $54,051 | -14% |
| 88 | National Louis UniversityIL | $41,900 | $47,072 | $59,105 | -14% |
| 89 | University of Northern IowaIA | $34,081 | $46,979 | $56,492 | -14% |
| 90 | State University of New York at PlattsburghNY | $32,832 | $46,979 | $56,729 | -14% |
| 91 | University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC | $34,561 | $46,978 | $54,310 | -14% |
| 92 | Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX | $35,269 | $46,967 | $58,497 | -14% |
| 93 | University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC | $39,634 | $46,944 | $55,275 | -14% |
| 94 | Nicholls State UniversityLA | $33,582 | $46,860 | $55,935 | -14% |
| 95 | Missouri State UniversityMO | $33,343 | $46,488 | $53,416 | -15% |
| 96 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $33,734 | $46,032 | $52,435 | -16% |
| 97 | Kent State UniversityOH | $32,586 | $45,988 | $54,671 | -16% |
| 98 | Georgia Southern UniversityGA | $32,911 | $45,866 | $55,355 | -16% |
| 99 | McNeese State UniversityLA | $30,660 | $45,848 | $52,588 | -16% |
| 100 | Indiana State UniversityIN | $35,801 | $45,339 | $48,268 | -17% |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech UniversityLA | $29,203 | $45,020 | $54,672 | -18% |
| 102 | University of Akron (The)OH | $33,642 | $44,976 | $53,401 | -18% |
| 103 | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC | $31,905 | $44,951 | $49,888 | -18% |
| 104 | Marshall UniversityWV | $30,143 | $44,919 | $48,487 | -18% |
| 105 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - Fayette, The Eberly CampusPA | $32,720 | $44,849 | $52,265 | -18% |
| 106 | University of MaineME | $33,449 | $44,688 | $59,577 | -18% |
| 107 | University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA | $29,421 | $44,469 | $50,686 | -19% |
| 108 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA | $36,715 | $44,398 | $54,051 | -19% |
| 109 | Youngstown State UniversityOH | $27,814 | $44,398 | $50,311 | -19% |
| 110 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $31,725 | $44,100 | $51,976 | -19% |
| 111 | Northeastern State UniversityOK | $33,955 | $43,848 | $48,736 | -20% |
| 112 | Weber State UniversityUT | $33,845 | $43,791 | $53,485 | -20% |
| 113 | East Central UniversityOK | $36,805 | $43,497 | — | -20% |
| 114 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - Mont AltoPA | $35,788 | $43,336 | $50,831 | -21% |
| 115 | Southern Virginia UniversityVA | $35,184 | $43,317 | — | -21% |
| 116 | Anderson UniversityIN | $31,024 | $43,317 | — | -21% |
| 117 | Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO | $32,015 | $43,255 | $46,878 | -21% |
| 118 | North Carolina Central UniversityNC | $32,192 | $42,437 | $49,788 | -22% |
| 119 | Norfolk State UniversityVA | $32,448 | $42,423 | $47,392 | -22% |
| 120 | University of South Carolina UpstateSC | $30,704 | $42,273 | — | -23% |
| 121 | Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO | $29,449 | $42,213 | $48,161 | -23% |
| 122 | University of Central MissouriMO | $29,764 | $42,070 | $46,940 | -23% |
| 123 | Langston UniversityOK | $34,840 | $42,033 | — | -23% |
| 124 | Purdue University NorthwestIN | $33,091 | $41,782 | $46,994 | -23% |
| 125 | Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA | $30,437 | $41,775 | $49,369 | -23% |
| 126 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - ScrantonPA | $29,933 | $41,464 | $47,856 | -24% |
| 127 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - AltoonaPA | $32,528 | $41,293 | $45,751 | -24% |
| 128 | Liberty UniversityVA | $31,066 | $41,233 | $49,000 | -24% |
| 129 | Northwestern State UniversityLA | $31,697 | $41,207 | $47,339 | -24% |
| 130 | Columbia CollegeSC | $29,807 | $41,207 | $49,764 | -24% |
| 131 | Claflin UniversitySC | $29,263 | $41,138 | $47,200 | -25% |
| 132 | Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA | $28,921 | $40,930 | $48,670 | -25% |
| 133 | University of Louisiana at MonroeLA | $31,513 | $40,067 | $46,171 | -27% |
| 134 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - ShenangoPA | $30,898 | $39,674 | $46,079 | -27% |
| 135 | Fort Valley State UniversityGA | $30,196 | $39,163 | $49,703 | -28% |
| 136 | Brigham Young University - IdahoID | $28,060 | $38,692 | $46,924 | -29% |
| 137 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBoisPA | $31,365 | $38,262 | $44,398 | -30% |
| 138 | Grambling State UniversityLA | $28,854 | $37,132 | — | -32% |
| 139 | South Carolina State UniversitySC | $29,196 | $36,936 | $44,716 | -32% |
| 140 | Fairmont State UniversityWV | $28,293 | $36,353 | $44,502 | -33% |
| 141 | Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL | $28,057 | $35,591 | $46,532 | -35% |
| 142 | University of Northern ColoradoCO | $48,943 | — | — | — |
| 143 | Empire State UniversityNY | $47,283 | — | — | — |
| 144 | University of North Texas at DallasTX | $42,235 | — | — | — |
| 145 | St. Catherine UniversityMN | $38,967 | — | — | — |
| 146 | Binghamton UniversityNY | $37,848 | — | — | — |
| 147 | George Mason UniversityVA | $35,528 | — | — | — |
| 148 | Southern Wesleyan UniversitySC | $34,513 | — | — | — |
| 149 | State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY | $33,699 | — | — | — |
| 150 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $33,556 | — | — | — |
| 151 | Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGA | $32,324 | — | — | — |
| 152 | University of Colorado DenverCO | $31,252 | — | — | — |
| 153 | University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX | $29,214 | — | — | — |
| 154 | Voorhees UniversitySC | $23,905 | — | — | — |
Master's
national median $64,718 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Framingham State UniversityMA | $74,433 | $91,284 | — | +41% |
| 2 | Purdue UniversityIN | $49,171 | $83,557 | $89,353 | +29% |
| 3 | University of BridgeportCT | $66,590 | $83,054 | — | +28% |
| 4 | University of Texas at AustinTX | $41,424 | $81,941 | $85,242 | +27% |
| 5 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $61,059 | $79,418 | $94,274 | +23% |
| 6 | University of HoustonTX | $73,565 | $78,843 | — | +22% |
| 7 | CUNY Lehman CollegeNY | $68,978 | $77,430 | $91,143 | +20% |
| 8 | Utah State UniversityUT | $49,035 | $77,273 | — | +19% |
| 9 | University of ConnecticutCT | $48,791 | $77,273 | — | +19% |
| 10 | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC | $46,663 | $77,273 | $63,451 | +19% |
| 11 | Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN | $63,681 | $77,193 | $89,880 | +19% |
| 12 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNY | $33,666 | $74,959 | — | +16% |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $48,736 | $73,958 | $86,367 | +14% |
| 14 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA | $52,939 | $73,832 | $93,054 | +14% |
| 15 | Oregon State UniversityOR | $50,676 | $72,831 | $65,986 | +13% |
| 16 | CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY | $62,682 | $72,728 | $79,787 | +12% |
| 17 | Purdue University NorthwestIN | $43,722 | $71,671 | $75,035 | +11% |
| 18 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $53,107 | $70,090 | $93,908 | +8% |
| 19 | Appalachian State UniversityNC | $58,574 | $67,887 | $67,570 | +5% |
| 20 | Lamar UniversityTX | $53,243 | $67,675 | $72,871 | +5% |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin - StoutWI | $53,883 | $67,570 | $72,585 | +4% |
| 22 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $51,480 | $67,449 | $81,157 | +4% |
| 23 | University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC | $50,129 | $67,343 | $89,458 | +4% |
| 24 | Benedictine UniversityIL | $50,311 | $67,254 | $86,568 | +4% |
| 25 | Texas Woman's UniversityTX | $53,221 | $67,222 | $74,729 | +4% |
| 26 | University of AlabamaAL | $56,449 | $66,999 | $82,528 | +4% |
| 27 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA | $49,551 | $66,937 | $82,048 | +3% |
| 28 | University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA | $59,848 | $66,382 | $62,818 | +3% |
| 29 | National Louis UniversityIL | $56,524 | $66,338 | $74,086 | +3% |
| 30 | Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX | $59,550 | $66,184 | $76,015 | +2% |
| 31 | Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA | $54,738 | $66,157 | $77,811 | +2% |
| 32 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $60,837 | $65,986 | — | +2% |
| 33 | Ohio UniversityOH | $48,276 | $65,986 | $68,758 | +2% |
| 34 | University of Illinois ChicagoIL | $53,008 | $65,669 | — | +1% |
| 35 | South Dakota State UniversitySD | $52,426 | $64,718 | $69,154 | 0% |
| 36 | Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX | $54,696 | $64,696 | $67,343 | 0% |
| 37 | Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX | $50,840 | $64,578 | $70,527 | 0% |
| 38 | Winthrop UniversitySC | $46,161 | $64,402 | $65,534 | 0% |
| 39 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $52,354 | $63,874 | — | -1% |
| 40 | University of UtahUT | $48,878 | $63,874 | — | -1% |
| 41 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $53,814 | $63,769 | $74,301 | -1% |
| 42 | Colorado State UniversityCO | $47,953 | $63,113 | $68,022 | -2% |
| 43 | University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI | $53,107 | $62,818 | $64,005 | -3% |
| 44 | Ball State UniversityIN | $55,935 | $62,571 | $71,823 | -3% |
| 45 | Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL | $52,330 | $62,571 | $85,502 | -3% |
| 46 | University of GeorgiaGA | $53,840 | $61,889 | $77,273 | -4% |
| 47 | Texas State UniversityTX | $48,487 | $61,873 | $74,301 | -4% |
| 48 | North Carolina Central UniversityNC | $52,336 | $61,456 | $78,278 | -5% |
| 49 | Clemson UniversitySC | $49,684 | $61,332 | $72,585 | -5% |
| 50 | Concordia University - Saint PaulMN | $48,639 | $61,167 | $55,746 | -5% |
| 51 | Texas Southern UniversityTX | $54,679 | $60,761 | $71,823 | -6% |
| 52 | Illinois State UniversityIL | $49,114 | $60,612 | $64,798 | -6% |
| 53 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $48,579 | $60,484 | $76,770 | -7% |
| 54 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $49,511 | $60,442 | $73,113 | -7% |
| 55 | Kent State UniversityOH | $52,636 | $59,848 | $74,491 | -8% |
| 56 | Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $46,342 | $59,848 | — | -8% |
| 57 | Miami UniversityOH | $52,031 | $59,517 | $60,961 | -8% |
| 58 | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA | $46,359 | $59,517 | $70,135 | -8% |
| 59 | East Carolina UniversityNC | $50,150 | $59,154 | $65,986 | -9% |
| 60 | Northern Illinois UniversityIL | $45,909 | $59,135 | $68,249 | -9% |
| 61 | University of North TexasTX | $48,761 | $59,105 | $75,391 | -9% |
| 62 | University of Montana (The)MT | $40,342 | $59,105 | — | -9% |
| 63 | University of Akron (The)OH | $48,852 | $58,998 | $60,590 | -9% |
| 64 | Eastern Illinois UniversityIL | $47,154 | $58,618 | $66,701 | -9% |
| 65 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $45,612 | $56,676 | — | -12% |
| 66 | North Carolina State UniversityNC | $48,182 | $56,524 | — | -13% |
| 67 | University of Northern ColoradoCO | $44,669 | $56,170 | $64,930 | -13% |
| 68 | Erikson InstituteIL | $46,264 | $55,956 | $64,151 | -14% |
| 69 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $44,222 | $54,757 | $68,521 | -15% |
| 70 | Louisiana Tech UniversityLA | $46,924 | $52,435 | $62,818 | -19% |
| 71 | South Carolina State UniversitySC | $44,345 | $50,359 | $51,657 | -22% |
| 72 | University of Colorado DenverCO | $54,919 | — | — | — |
| 73 | College of CharlestonSC | $48,258 | — | — | — |
| 74 | West Virginia UniversityWV | $44,669 | — | $57,619 | — |
| 75 | Missouri State UniversityMO | $44,263 | — | — | — |
| 76 | University of MaineME | $41,695 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $33,604 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY | $33,116 | $65,240 | $81,671 | +94% |
| 2 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $28,194 | $53,208 | $63,099 | +58% |
| 3 | Snow CollegeUT | $27,044 | $48,943 | — | +46% |
| 4 | CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY | $36,674 | $48,487 | $56,877 | +44% |
| 5 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $26,659 | $45,480 | $62,075 | +35% |
| 6 | Hostos Community College of the City University of New YorkNY | $34,388 | $44,327 | $49,703 | +32% |
| 7 | North Shore Community CollegeMA | $35,305 | $43,374 | — | +29% |
| 8 | Connecticut State Community CollegeCT | $39,163 | $43,359 | $46,073 | +29% |
| 9 | Nassau Community CollegeNY | $35,973 | $43,047 | $53,107 | +28% |
| 10 | Housatonic Community CollegeCT | $37,592 | $42,385 | $49,431 | +26% |
| 11 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $25,504 | $42,371 | $48,487 | +26% |
| 12 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $36,514 | $41,887 | $51,223 | +25% |
| 13 | Murray State CollegeOK | $33,239 | $41,887 | — | +25% |
| 14 | Brookhaven CollegeTX | $31,371 | $41,695 | — | +24% |
| 15 | Northwestern Connecticut Community CollegeCT | $30,570 | $41,544 | $46,845 | +24% |
| 16 | Pine Technical and Community CollegeMN | $30,437 | $41,501 | — | +24% |
| 17 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $37,341 | $41,244 | $41,244 | +23% |
| 18 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $30,926 | $41,244 | $39,163 | +23% |
| 19 | SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY | $30,424 | $41,187 | $54,821 | +23% |
| 20 | Community College of AuroraCO | $48,878 | $41,115 | $45,751 | +22% |
| 21 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $27,732 | $40,883 | $37,592 | +22% |
| 22 | Norwalk Community CollegeCT | $37,497 | $40,432 | $50,368 | +20% |
| 23 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - Mont AltoPA | $35,091 | $40,342 | $38,967 | +20% |
| 24 | Holyoke Community CollegeMA | $30,018 | $40,342 | — | +20% |
| 25 | Suffolk County Community CollegeNY | $26,659 | $40,342 | — | +20% |
| 26 | Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma CityOK | $31,530 | $40,067 | — | +19% |
| 27 | Nicholls State UniversityLA | $40,692 | $39,998 | $40,642 | +19% |
| 28 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $33,804 | $39,688 | $47,802 | +18% |
| 29 | Heartland Community CollegeIL | $30,143 | $39,655 | — | +18% |
| 30 | Massasoit Community CollegeMA | $31,295 | $39,618 | — | +18% |
| 31 | Tulsa Community CollegeOK | $29,236 | $39,593 | — | +18% |
| 32 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $34,544 | $39,575 | $54,051 | +18% |
| 33 | Western Texas CollegeTX | $30,374 | $39,425 | $32,807 | +17% |
| 34 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - AltoonaPA | $27,484 | $39,310 | $37,041 | +17% |
| 35 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $30,696 | $39,242 | $47,119 | +17% |
| 36 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $33,784 | $39,014 | $44,669 | +16% |
| 37 | Middlesex Community CollegeCT | $32,272 | $38,967 | $52,165 | +16% |
| 38 | Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT | $32,557 | $38,929 | $42,146 | +16% |
| 39 | Manchester Community CollegeCT | $31,012 | $38,301 | $53,306 | +14% |
| 40 | Mount Wachusett Community CollegeMA | $28,827 | $38,279 | — | +14% |
| 41 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $35,802 | $37,897 | $44,129 | +13% |
| 42 | Edison State Community CollegeOH | $26,852 | $37,821 | $39,517 | +13% |
| 43 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $32,464 | $37,716 | $35,528 | +12% |
| 44 | Oakton CollegeIL | $35,757 | $37,592 | $42,746 | +12% |
| 45 | McLennan Community CollegeTX | $33,569 | $37,592 | $42,146 | +12% |
| 46 | Gateway Community CollegeCT | $31,716 | $37,592 | $43,658 | +12% |
| 47 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $29,668 | $37,592 | $35,757 | +12% |
| 48 | Tunxis Community CollegeCT | $29,538 | $37,592 | $43,047 | +12% |
| 49 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - SchuylkillPA | $22,306 | $37,592 | $43,588 | +12% |
| 50 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $31,660 | $37,361 | $49,095 | +11% |
| 51 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $28,122 | $37,285 | $42,660 | +11% |
| 52 | Metropolitan Community CollegeMO | $32,566 | $37,247 | $37,285 | +11% |
| 53 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $33,952 | $37,132 | $41,572 | +11% |
| 54 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - ShenangoPA | $23,029 | $37,041 | $41,818 | +10% |
| 55 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $28,465 | $37,002 | $40,493 | +10% |
| 56 | City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL | $30,304 | $36,980 | $41,517 | +10% |
| 57 | Chemeketa Community CollegeOR | $30,898 | $36,943 | $36,674 | +10% |
| 58 | City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X CollegeIL | $31,905 | $36,936 | $43,820 | +10% |
| 59 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $35,391 | $36,846 | $41,554 | +10% |
| 60 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman CollegeIL | $32,929 | $36,674 | $36,980 | +9% |
| 61 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $29,529 | $36,505 | $38,661 | +9% |
| 62 | Odessa CollegeTX | $34,222 | $36,395 | $38,738 | +8% |
| 63 | Dutchess Community CollegeNY | $30,633 | $36,353 | $42,273 | +8% |
| 64 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $33,173 | $36,346 | $39,163 | +8% |
| 65 | Central Texas College DistrictTX | $29,433 | $36,215 | $41,019 | +8% |
| 66 | Wharton County Junior CollegeTX | $28,199 | $36,110 | $36,903 | +7% |
| 67 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $26,134 | $35,872 | — | +7% |
| 68 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL | $33,128 | $35,757 | $40,793 | +6% |
| 69 | College Of DuPageIL | $30,376 | $35,728 | $42,273 | +6% |
| 70 | City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL | $30,025 | $35,693 | $36,783 | +6% |
| 71 | College of Lake CountyIL | $32,107 | $35,626 | — | +6% |
| 72 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $29,985 | $35,528 | $41,695 | +6% |
| 73 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $29,072 | $35,154 | $39,425 | +5% |
| 74 | Seminole State CollegeOK | $28,450 | $35,115 | — | +5% |
| 75 | Southeast Technical CollegeSD | $27,005 | $34,840 | — | +4% |
| 76 | Three Rivers Community CollegeCT | $27,670 | $34,772 | $39,482 | +3% |
| 77 | Eastfield CollegeTX | $32,510 | $34,677 | $46,142 | +3% |
| 78 | Triton CollegeIL | $30,386 | $34,622 | $44,398 | +3% |
| 79 | Iowa Valley Community College DistrictIA | $26,523 | $34,596 | — | +3% |
| 80 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA | $31,387 | $34,376 | $44,669 | +2% |
| 81 | Prairie State CollegeIL | $33,078 | $34,351 | — | +2% |
| 82 | Coastal Bend CollegeTX | $31,390 | $34,252 | $36,412 | +2% |
| 83 | Clackamas Community CollegeOR | $27,503 | $34,252 | — | +2% |
| 84 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBoisPA | $23,121 | $34,252 | $37,897 | +2% |
| 85 | Howard County Junior College DistrictTX | $34,573 | $34,040 | $42,596 | +1% |
| 86 | South Central CollegeMN | $27,013 | $34,018 | $38,377 | +1% |
| 87 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $26,810 | $34,008 | $43,300 | +1% |
| 88 | Navarro CollegeTX | $30,437 | $34,002 | — | +1% |
| 89 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $28,722 | $33,947 | $48,487 | +1% |
| 90 | Blinn CollegeTX | $29,948 | $33,937 | $35,233 | +1% |
| 91 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $26,428 | $33,861 | $40,342 | +1% |
| 92 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA | $27,908 | $33,813 | $38,279 | +1% |
| 93 | Northern Oklahoma CollegeOK | $27,181 | $33,772 | — | +1% |
| 94 | Delgado Community CollegeLA | $29,168 | $33,727 | $43,047 | 0% |
| 95 | South Plains CollegeTX | $29,769 | $33,722 | $28,680 | 0% |
| 96 | City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey CollegeIL | $30,172 | $33,620 | $37,701 | 0% |
| 97 | SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeNY | $25,404 | $33,604 | $43,588 | 0% |
| 98 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $27,462 | $33,372 | $41,424 | -1% |
| 99 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $29,962 | $33,346 | $38,196 | -1% |
| 100 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $28,383 | $33,291 | $37,815 | -1% |
| 101 | Orange County Community CollegeNY | $26,973 | $33,275 | $50,767 | -1% |
| 102 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $25,504 | $33,275 | $41,501 | -1% |
| 103 | South Texas CollegeTX | $32,458 | $33,271 | $34,577 | -1% |
| 104 | Angelina CollegeTX | $29,769 | $33,220 | $35,626 | -1% |
| 105 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $29,397 | $33,135 | $39,394 | -1% |
| 106 | Rock Valley CollegeIL | $27,875 | $33,078 | — | -2% |
| 107 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY | $25,273 | $33,068 | $45,171 | -2% |
| 108 | Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO | $27,277 | $33,005 | — | -2% |
| 109 | Central Lakes CollegeMN | $30,037 | $32,883 | — | -2% |
| 110 | Missouri State University - West PlainsMO | $27,044 | $32,883 | — | -2% |
| 111 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $30,565 | $32,832 | $34,399 | -2% |
| 112 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $25,164 | $32,832 | — | -2% |
| 113 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $31,104 | $32,720 | $33,209 | -3% |
| 114 | Schenectady County Community CollegeNY | $28,371 | $32,720 | $33,666 | -3% |
| 115 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $25,764 | $32,595 | $42,273 | -3% |
| 116 | Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA | $27,770 | $32,557 | — | -3% |
| 117 | Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY | $26,170 | $32,381 | $38,416 | -4% |
| 118 | Purdue University NorthwestIN | $26,197 | $32,310 | $38,692 | -4% |
| 119 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - Fayette, The Eberly CampusPA | $25,504 | $32,198 | $41,695 | -4% |
| 120 | Rogue Community CollegeOR | $30,227 | $31,905 | — | -5% |
| 121 | State Fair Community CollegeMO | $25,402 | $31,905 | $38,509 | -5% |
| 122 | Ohio UniversityOH | $25,414 | $31,537 | $37,853 | -6% |
| 123 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $27,709 | $31,522 | — | -6% |
| 124 | Southwest Texas Junior CollegeTX | $31,855 | $31,398 | $32,314 | -7% |
| 125 | Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL | $29,807 | $31,317 | — | -7% |
| 126 | Hawkeye Community CollegeIA | $24,238 | $31,171 | $38,341 | -7% |
| 127 | Saint Charles Community CollegeMO | $25,677 | $31,002 | — | -8% |
| 128 | Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIA | $26,197 | $30,926 | $34,840 | -8% |
| 129 | SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY | $24,324 | $30,926 | $32,130 | -8% |
| 130 | SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY | $24,465 | $30,893 | $36,560 | -8% |
| 131 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $24,166 | $30,681 | $30,856 | -9% |
| 132 | Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeMN | $26,726 | $30,647 | — | -9% |
| 133 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $29,422 | $30,636 | $34,322 | -9% |
| 134 | Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort CampusSC | $26,239 | $30,620 | — | -9% |
| 135 | South Suburban CollegeIL | $31,171 | $30,600 | $38,692 | -9% |
| 136 | Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL | $26,530 | $30,600 | $29,704 | -9% |
| 137 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $25,578 | $30,584 | — | -9% |
| 138 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $25,998 | $30,514 | $34,513 | -9% |
| 139 | Youngstown State UniversityOH | $24,617 | $30,253 | $32,534 | -10% |
| 140 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $25,546 | $30,241 | $33,519 | -10% |
| 141 | Indian Hills Community CollegeIA | $21,395 | $30,227 | $39,517 | -10% |
| 142 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $25,593 | $30,205 | $43,047 | -10% |
| 143 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $26,659 | $30,110 | $40,642 | -10% |
| 144 | Northwest State Community CollegeOH | $26,170 | $29,948 | $33,861 | -11% |
| 145 | York Technical CollegeSC | $26,468 | $29,785 | $30,647 | -11% |
| 146 | Kankakee Community CollegeIL | $25,411 | $29,704 | $30,600 | -12% |
| 147 | Highland Community CollegeIL | $20,253 | $29,704 | $44,849 | -12% |
| 148 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $27,661 | $29,681 | $34,057 | -12% |
| 149 | Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $24,002 | $29,502 | $28,536 | -12% |
| 150 | Morton CollegeIL | $28,584 | $29,388 | $38,279 | -13% |
| 151 | Eastern Shore Community CollegeVA | $24,171 | $29,296 | — | -13% |
| 152 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $26,311 | $29,249 | $37,811 | -13% |
| 153 | Parkland CollegeIL | $26,625 | $29,179 | $38,623 | -13% |
| 154 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $26,149 | $29,046 | $34,289 | -14% |
| 155 | Paul D. Camp Community CollegeVA | $28,680 | $28,969 | — | -14% |
| 156 | Northshore Technical Community CollegeLA | $27,851 | $28,969 | — | -14% |
| 157 | Black Hawk CollegeIL | $26,940 | $28,969 | $34,840 | -14% |
| 158 | Blue Mountain Community CollegeOR | $25,504 | $28,969 | $40,342 | -14% |
| 159 | Louisiana Delta Community CollegeLA | $24,600 | $28,969 | — | -14% |
| 160 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $25,694 | $28,925 | $37,379 | -14% |
| 161 | Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL | $25,365 | $28,787 | — | -14% |
| 162 | Moberly Area Community CollegeMO | $25,735 | $28,680 | $36,412 | -15% |
| 163 | South Louisiana Community CollegeLA | $34,107 | $28,584 | — | -15% |
| 164 | Pueblo Community CollegeCO | $28,845 | $28,584 | $34,712 | -15% |
| 165 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $27,484 | $28,584 | $35,024 | -15% |
| 166 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $26,425 | $28,511 | $35,145 | -15% |
| 167 | Cayuga Community CollegeNY | $24,204 | $28,456 | $31,578 | -15% |
| 168 | Three Rivers CollegeMO | $23,953 | $28,392 | $31,905 | -16% |
| 169 | Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical CollegeSC | $25,617 | $28,298 | $31,035 | -16% |
| 170 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $25,815 | $28,289 | $36,151 | -16% |
| 171 | Jefferson CollegeMO | $26,246 | $28,276 | — | -16% |
| 172 | Laredo CollegeTX | $25,504 | $28,268 | $33,505 | -16% |
| 173 | Redlands Community CollegeOK | $34,351 | $28,103 | — | -16% |
| 174 | Virginia Western Community CollegeVA | $27,154 | $27,875 | — | -17% |
| 175 | Vincennes UniversityIN | $24,348 | $27,814 | $44,060 | -17% |
| 176 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeGA | $24,171 | $27,814 | $34,546 | -17% |
| 177 | James A. Rhodes State CollegeOH | $23,987 | $27,814 | $37,041 | -17% |
| 178 | Cisco CollegeTX | $25,244 | $27,685 | $41,695 | -18% |
| 179 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $25,632 | $27,670 | — | -18% |
| 180 | Lamar Institute of TechnologyTX | $25,214 | $27,670 | $42,505 | -18% |
| 181 | Tyler Junior CollegeTX | $26,781 | $27,582 | — | -18% |
| 182 | Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC | $25,142 | $27,563 | $28,756 | -18% |
| 183 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $25,395 | $27,467 | $30,143 | -18% |
| 184 | Belmont CollegeOH | $22,516 | $27,429 | $37,247 | -18% |
| 185 | Grambling State UniversityLA | $28,268 | $27,237 | $32,191 | -19% |
| 186 | Northwest Technical College - BemidjiMN | $27,613 | $27,237 | — | -19% |
| 187 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $23,145 | $27,237 | $34,531 | -19% |
| 188 | Jefferson Community CollegeNY | $24,132 | $27,134 | $36,805 | -19% |
| 189 | Eastern Gateway Community CollegeOH | $23,244 | $27,134 | $29,849 | -19% |
| 190 | North Central State CollegeOH | $26,122 | $27,110 | $34,513 | -19% |
| 191 | Kaskaskia CollegeIL | $24,034 | $27,104 | $29,621 | -19% |
| 192 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $25,150 | $27,049 | $29,410 | -20% |
| 193 | Zane State CollegeOH | $23,771 | $26,890 | $28,561 | -20% |
| 194 | John A. Logan CollegeIL | $27,122 | $26,659 | $31,905 | -21% |
| 195 | Danville Community CollegeVA | $23,193 | $26,571 | $27,328 | -21% |
| 196 | Williamsburg Technical CollegeSC | $23,696 | $26,197 | $30,926 | -22% |
| 197 | Trinidad State CollegeCO | $25,637 | $26,122 | $33,861 | -22% |
| 198 | Denmark Technical CollegeSC | $23,177 | $26,032 | $28,727 | -23% |
| 199 | Washington State Community CollegeOH | $24,420 | $25,924 | $29,872 | -23% |
| 200 | Central Carolina Technical CollegeSC | $23,510 | $25,889 | $26,906 | -23% |
| 201 | Aiken Technical CollegeSC | $22,522 | $25,740 | $24,498 | -23% |
| 202 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $23,049 | $25,687 | — | -24% |
| 203 | Southwest Virginia Community CollegeVA | $26,197 | $24,926 | — | -26% |
| 204 | Mineral Area CollegeMO | $25,735 | $24,893 | — | -26% |
| 205 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley CollegeIL | $24,077 | $24,281 | $23,929 | -28% |
| 206 | Southeastern Illinois CollegeIL | $24,438 | $24,266 | — | -28% |
| 207 | John Wood Community CollegeIL | $25,380 | $23,929 | — | -29% |
| 208 | Brazosport CollegeTX | $41,244 | — | — | — |
| 209 | Anoka Technical CollegeMN | $39,655 | — | — | — |
| 210 | Penn State World CampusPA | $36,674 | — | — | — |
| 211 | Onondaga Community CollegeNY | $35,474 | — | — | — |
| 212 | Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR | $34,513 | — | — | — |
| 213 | Collin County Community College DistrictTX | $33,666 | — | — | — |
| 214 | Weber State UniversityUT | $33,372 | — | — | — |
| 215 | Weatherford CollegeTX | $33,239 | — | — | — |
| 216 | Vernon CollegeTX | $31,002 | — | — | — |
| 217 | Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK | $30,534 | — | — | — |
| 218 | Temple CollegeTX | $29,752 | — | — | — |
| 219 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $29,502 | — | — | — |
| 220 | Laurel Ridge Community CollegeVA | $27,237 | — | — | — |
| 221 | Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeOK | $27,020 | — | — | — |
| 222 | Kishwaukee CollegeIL | $26,824 | — | — | — |
| 223 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN | $26,764 | — | — | — |
| 224 | Louisiana State University at EuniceLA | $26,371 | — | — | — |
| 225 | Carl Albert State CollegeOK | $26,101 | — | — | — |
| 226 | Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL | $25,998 | — | — | — |
| 227 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY | $25,889 | — | — | — |
| 228 | North Central Missouri CollegeMO | $25,504 | — | — | — |
| 229 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA | $24,810 | — | — | — |
| 230 | West Virginia University - ParkersburgWV | $24,637 | — | — | — |
| 231 | Spartanburg Community CollegeSC | $23,626 | — | — | — |
| 232 | Shawnee Community CollegeIL | $22,423 | — | $26,197 | — |
Doctoral (Research)
national median $91,752 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $73,402 | $106,733 | $111,686 | +16% |
| 2 | Texas Woman's UniversityTX | $73,958 | $99,192 | $97,476 | +8% |
| 3 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $61,827 | $98,975 | $112,807 | +8% |
| 4 | University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC | $76,644 | $97,271 | $107,201 | +6% |
| 5 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $67,394 | $95,590 | — | +4% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $68,249 | $95,274 | $124,500 | +4% |
| 7 | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA | $88,538 | $94,389 | — | +3% |
| 8 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $80,129 | $93,589 | — | +2% |
| 9 | Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $69,644 | $93,297 | — | +2% |
| 10 | University of GeorgiaGA | $79,088 | $91,752 | $86,835 | 0% |
| 11 | University of Texas at AustinTX | $73,157 | $91,385 | $98,849 | 0% |
| 12 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA | $72,037 | $91,084 | $99,460 | -1% |
| 13 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $71,793 | $87,772 | $86,086 | -4% |
| 14 | Oregon State UniversityOR | $76,644 | $86,969 | $96,052 | -5% |
| 15 | Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA | $71,624 | $86,036 | $98,792 | -6% |
| 16 | Purdue UniversityIN | $67,936 | $84,400 | $103,837 | -8% |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $78,278 | $81,200 | $96,791 | -11% |
| 18 | Utah State UniversityUT | $77,430 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Colorado State UniversityCO | $68,098 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $33,372 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY | $62,393 | $68,758 | — | +106% |
| 2 | University of CincinnatiOH | $33,582 | $51,480 | $54,857 | +54% |
| 3 | SUNY College at PurchaseNY | $29,807 | $47,856 | $66,779 | +43% |
| 4 | Manchester Community CollegeCT | $38,649 | $45,999 | $56,170 | +38% |
| 5 | Community College of AuroraCO | $38,967 | $44,624 | $43,722 | +34% |
| 6 | Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT | $38,967 | $43,497 | — | +30% |
| 7 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $25,504 | $43,047 | — | +29% |
| 8 | Norwalk Community CollegeCT | $36,143 | $42,866 | $41,357 | +28% |
| 9 | SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY | $31,578 | $41,244 | — | +24% |
| 10 | Housatonic Community CollegeCT | $36,119 | $41,000 | $45,543 | +23% |
| 11 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $34,840 | $40,536 | — | +21% |
| 12 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $34,707 | $40,189 | $49,171 | +20% |
| 13 | Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA | $26,467 | $39,884 | — | +20% |
| 14 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman CollegeIL | $32,341 | $39,618 | $39,793 | +19% |
| 15 | City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL | $31,559 | $38,897 | $42,505 | +17% |
| 16 | Oakton CollegeIL | $34,211 | $38,325 | $42,505 | +15% |
| 17 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $28,680 | $37,592 | — | +13% |
| 18 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $26,599 | $37,041 | — | +11% |
| 19 | Arapahoe Community CollegeCO | $33,458 | $36,980 | $44,669 | +11% |
| 20 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL | $32,341 | $36,943 | $40,342 | +11% |
| 21 | Gateway Community CollegeCT | $40,883 | $36,674 | $57,372 | +10% |
| 22 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $28,474 | $36,341 | — | +9% |
| 23 | Community College of DenverCO | $32,240 | $36,151 | $39,919 | +8% |
| 24 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA | $26,371 | $36,063 | — | +8% |
| 25 | Southeast Technical CollegeSD | $26,709 | $35,840 | — | +7% |
| 26 | Emily Griffith Technical CollegeCO | $24,118 | $35,626 | — | +7% |
| 27 | Tunxis Community CollegeCT | $27,508 | $35,553 | $43,047 | +7% |
| 28 | City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X CollegeIL | $30,607 | $34,840 | $39,360 | +4% |
| 29 | Morton CollegeIL | $27,296 | $34,252 | $38,967 | +3% |
| 30 | Metropolitan Community CollegeMO | $27,910 | $34,002 | $34,351 | +2% |
| 31 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $25,070 | $33,536 | $41,695 | 0% |
| 32 | College Of DuPageIL | $28,513 | $33,505 | $38,967 | 0% |
| 33 | City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey CollegeIL | $29,544 | $33,405 | $37,867 | 0% |
| 34 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $30,523 | $33,372 | $36,412 | 0% |
| 35 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $27,453 | $33,372 | — | 0% |
| 36 | Hawkeye Community CollegeIA | $23,771 | $33,209 | — | 0% |
| 37 | City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL | $29,043 | $32,828 | $35,686 | -2% |
| 38 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $27,781 | $32,557 | $36,215 | -2% |
| 39 | Genesee Community CollegeNY | $24,843 | $32,534 | $36,805 | -3% |
| 40 | St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN | $28,024 | $32,172 | — | -4% |
| 41 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $27,146 | $32,130 | — | -4% |
| 42 | Tulsa Community CollegeOK | $28,753 | $31,905 | — | -4% |
| 43 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $23,905 | $31,905 | — | -4% |
| 44 | Clackamas Community CollegeOR | $27,370 | $31,537 | — | -5% |
| 45 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $24,733 | $31,513 | — | -6% |
| 46 | Rockland Community CollegeNY | $28,240 | $31,227 | $41,695 | -6% |
| 47 | Kankakee Community CollegeIL | $25,042 | $31,227 | — | -6% |
| 48 | Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeOK | $24,281 | $30,437 | — | -9% |
| 49 | Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort CampusSC | $26,340 | $30,351 | — | -9% |
| 50 | Indian Hills Community CollegeIA | $21,698 | $30,165 | $33,604 | -10% |
| 51 | Onondaga Community CollegeNY | $24,044 | $30,143 | $33,536 | -10% |
| 52 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $30,099 | $30,037 | $37,841 | -10% |
| 53 | Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier CityLA | $25,989 | $30,005 | $32,557 | -10% |
| 54 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $26,834 | $29,948 | $33,861 | -10% |
| 55 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $24,746 | $29,458 | $37,592 | -12% |
| 56 | Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIA | $20,918 | $29,439 | $34,984 | -12% |
| 57 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $25,198 | $29,195 | — | -13% |
| 58 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $25,118 | $28,969 | — | -13% |
| 59 | Northshore Technical Community CollegeLA | $26,856 | $28,805 | — | -14% |
| 60 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $26,329 | $28,604 | — | -14% |
| 61 | Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $25,088 | $28,584 | $43,047 | -14% |
| 62 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $25,540 | $27,937 | $31,206 | -16% |
| 63 | Spartanburg Community CollegeSC | $24,409 | $27,886 | $30,143 | -16% |
| 64 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $24,712 | $27,848 | $31,611 | -17% |
| 65 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $26,618 | $27,814 | $35,024 | -17% |
| 66 | Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $21,613 | $27,814 | $41,244 | -17% |
| 67 | Jamestown Community CollegeNY | $26,024 | $27,338 | $35,757 | -18% |
| 68 | Northeast Iowa Community CollegeIA | $22,792 | $26,989 | $36,903 | -19% |
| 69 | Cisco CollegeTX | $22,269 | $26,989 | — | -19% |
| 70 | Central Carolina Technical CollegeSC | $24,693 | $26,571 | $26,239 | -20% |
| 71 | Capital Area Technical CollegeLA | $31,905 | $26,038 | — | -22% |
| 72 | Tri-County Technical CollegeSC | $25,306 | $25,280 | $32,149 | -24% |
| 73 | Florence - Darlington Technical CollegeSC | $21,927 | $24,348 | $26,764 | -27% |
| 74 | Patrick & Henry Community CollegeVA | $20,867 | $21,591 | — | -35% |
| 75 | Connecticut State Community CollegeCT | $41,424 | — | — | — |
| 76 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $34,252 | — | — | — |
| 77 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $33,739 | — | — | — |
| 78 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $31,227 | — | — | — |
| 79 | SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY | $30,437 | — | — | — |
| 80 | Rogue Community CollegeOR | $30,143 | — | — | — |
| 81 | College of Lake CountyIL | $29,948 | — | — | — |
| 82 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $28,392 | — | — | — |
| 83 | Germanna Community CollegeVA | $28,199 | — | — | — |
| 84 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $27,979 | — | — | — |
| 85 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN | $27,903 | — | — | — |
| 86 | York Technical CollegeSC | $27,429 | — | — | — |
| 87 | West Virginia University - ParkersburgWV | $26,371 | — | — | — |
| 88 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $26,329 | — | — | — |
| 89 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $26,082 | — | — | — |
| 90 | Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical CollegeSC | $25,504 | — | — | — |
| 91 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $25,504 | — | — | — |
| 92 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $25,504 | — | — | — |
| 93 | Carl Albert State CollegeOK | $23,987 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $33,536 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charter Oak State CollegeCT | $60,609 | $65,986 | $70,090 | +97% |
| 2 | Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIN | $48,487 | $48,943 | — | +46% |
| 3 | North Shore Community CollegeMA | $39,425 | $45,751 | — | +36% |
| 4 | University of Akron (The)OH | $30,070 | $43,497 | $48,030 | +30% |
| 5 | Manchester Community CollegeCT | $34,546 | $43,255 | $39,163 | +29% |
| 6 | Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT | $34,107 | $42,555 | $51,223 | +27% |
| 7 | Gateway Community CollegeCT | $35,298 | $42,033 | — | +25% |
| 8 | Community College of AuroraCO | $35,340 | $41,544 | $38,050 | +24% |
| 9 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $33,727 | $41,174 | $40,227 | +23% |
| 10 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $33,772 | $40,342 | — | +20% |
| 11 | Massasoit Community CollegeMA | $31,513 | $39,655 | — | +18% |
| 12 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $32,094 | $39,599 | $44,191 | +18% |
| 13 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $34,689 | $38,967 | — | +16% |
| 14 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL | $36,714 | $38,430 | $41,074 | +15% |
| 15 | Clackamas Community CollegeOR | $31,252 | $38,377 | — | +14% |
| 16 | Prairie State CollegeIL | $27,453 | $38,341 | $46,207 | +14% |
| 17 | Kent State UniversityOH | $30,339 | $38,202 | — | +14% |
| 18 | Northwestern Connecticut Community CollegeCT | $31,171 | $38,050 | — | +13% |
| 19 | Brookhaven CollegeTX | $28,422 | $37,592 | — | +12% |
| 20 | CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY | $33,780 | $37,361 | — | +11% |
| 21 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $34,173 | $37,209 | $48,908 | +11% |
| 22 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $28,357 | $37,132 | $41,695 | +11% |
| 23 | Arapahoe Community CollegeCO | $29,719 | $37,052 | $43,588 | +10% |
| 24 | Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK | $27,726 | $36,674 | — | +9% |
| 25 | McLennan Community CollegeTX | $34,739 | $36,427 | $37,012 | +9% |
| 26 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $31,537 | $36,043 | $37,341 | +7% |
| 27 | Aims Community CollegeCO | $34,513 | $35,940 | $37,984 | +7% |
| 28 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $26,435 | $35,940 | — | +7% |
| 29 | College of the MainlandTX | $27,319 | $35,626 | $34,107 | +6% |
| 30 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $30,187 | $35,253 | $37,592 | +5% |
| 31 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $24,733 | $35,207 | $31,905 | +5% |
| 32 | Brazosport CollegeTX | $31,214 | $35,036 | $39,556 | +4% |
| 33 | College Of DuPageIL | $27,318 | $34,886 | $52,636 | +4% |
| 34 | Triton CollegeIL | $28,474 | $34,840 | $33,861 | +4% |
| 35 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $34,531 | $34,573 | $40,465 | +3% |
| 36 | City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL | $29,775 | $34,480 | — | +3% |
| 37 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $32,305 | $34,421 | $36,444 | +3% |
| 38 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $28,345 | $34,399 | $37,830 | +3% |
| 39 | Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma CityOK | $30,382 | $34,388 | — | +3% |
| 40 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman CollegeIL | $30,993 | $34,312 | $40,944 | +2% |
| 41 | Central Texas College DistrictTX | $26,870 | $34,280 | $38,355 | +2% |
| 42 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $28,666 | $34,188 | $39,655 | +2% |
| 43 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $27,650 | $34,107 | — | +2% |
| 44 | Community College of DenverCO | $32,324 | $34,040 | $35,999 | +2% |
| 45 | Oakton CollegeIL | $30,241 | $33,752 | $37,722 | +1% |
| 46 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $33,372 | $33,536 | $45,751 | 0% |
| 47 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail CollegeIL | $27,814 | $33,536 | $35,263 | 0% |
| 48 | Western Oklahoma State CollegeOK | $22,943 | $33,536 | — | 0% |
| 49 | South Plains CollegeTX | $28,154 | $33,519 | $35,452 | 0% |
| 50 | City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey CollegeIL | $29,930 | $33,173 | $35,709 | -1% |
| 51 | Heartland Community CollegeIL | $28,276 | $33,162 | — | -1% |
| 52 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $27,237 | $33,032 | $35,883 | -1% |
| 53 | Howard County Junior College DistrictTX | $31,537 | $33,005 | — | -2% |
| 54 | Laurel Ridge Community CollegeVA | $26,082 | $32,743 | — | -2% |
| 55 | Rogue Community CollegeOR | $26,659 | $32,705 | — | -2% |
| 56 | Eastfield CollegeTX | $31,138 | $32,422 | $43,047 | -3% |
| 57 | Odessa CollegeTX | $28,252 | $32,324 | $35,840 | -4% |
| 58 | Navarro CollegeTX | $31,513 | $32,115 | $29,948 | -4% |
| 59 | Collin County Community College DistrictTX | $32,730 | $31,905 | $34,840 | -5% |
| 60 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $28,103 | $31,905 | $32,198 | -5% |
| 61 | Tulsa Community CollegeOK | $27,975 | $31,905 | — | -5% |
| 62 | Blinn CollegeTX | $27,096 | $31,905 | $34,449 | -5% |
| 63 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $27,942 | $31,772 | $37,247 | -5% |
| 64 | Coastal Bend CollegeTX | $30,227 | $31,578 | $38,202 | -6% |
| 65 | Victoria CollegeTX | $25,977 | $31,537 | $31,905 | -6% |
| 66 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $27,092 | $31,376 | $38,325 | -6% |
| 67 | City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X CollegeIL | $34,307 | $31,317 | — | -7% |
| 68 | Morton CollegeIL | $25,458 | $31,266 | $36,215 | -7% |
| 69 | Redlands Community CollegeOK | $28,075 | $31,171 | — | -7% |
| 70 | Southwest Texas Junior CollegeTX | $25,793 | $31,127 | $32,582 | -7% |
| 71 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA | $27,546 | $31,048 | — | -7% |
| 72 | Angelina CollegeTX | $26,823 | $30,945 | $34,370 | -8% |
| 73 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $27,394 | $30,926 | — | -8% |
| 74 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $26,659 | $30,814 | — | -8% |
| 75 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $26,587 | $30,509 | $33,214 | -9% |
| 76 | Seminole State CollegeOK | $27,286 | $30,437 | — | -9% |
| 77 | Wharton County Junior CollegeTX | $23,597 | $30,437 | $30,437 | -9% |
| 78 | Hill CollegeTX | $27,622 | $30,227 | — | -10% |
| 79 | Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort CampusSC | $23,895 | $30,118 | $36,019 | -10% |
| 80 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $23,409 | $30,087 | — | -10% |
| 81 | Temple CollegeTX | $25,207 | $30,037 | — | -10% |
| 82 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $23,724 | $29,839 | $32,557 | -11% |
| 83 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $23,450 | $29,791 | $35,060 | -11% |
| 84 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $28,517 | $29,704 | $33,046 | -11% |
| 85 | Midland CollegeTX | $23,193 | $29,704 | — | -11% |
| 86 | South Suburban CollegeIL | $26,582 | $29,688 | $33,295 | -11% |
| 87 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $26,407 | $29,214 | $32,038 | -13% |
| 88 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $26,112 | $28,969 | $33,372 | -14% |
| 89 | York Technical CollegeSC | $25,986 | $28,969 | $30,926 | -14% |
| 90 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $26,012 | $28,850 | $29,165 | -14% |
| 91 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $25,646 | $28,805 | $30,926 | -14% |
| 92 | Spartanburg Community CollegeSC | $27,499 | $28,787 | $27,929 | -14% |
| 93 | South Texas CollegeTX | $24,913 | $28,703 | $31,055 | -14% |
| 94 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $25,047 | $28,668 | — | -15% |
| 95 | Kilgore CollegeTX | $22,501 | $28,561 | $31,905 | -15% |
| 96 | Southeastern Illinois CollegeIL | $25,977 | $28,474 | $39,342 | -15% |
| 97 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $30,273 | $28,392 | — | -15% |
| 98 | South Central CollegeMN | $26,329 | $28,357 | — | -15% |
| 99 | Western Texas CollegeTX | $27,569 | $28,338 | $29,336 | -15% |
| 100 | Richland Community CollegeIL | $21,834 | $28,260 | $30,775 | -16% |
| 101 | Tyler Junior CollegeTX | $24,328 | $28,054 | $33,582 | -16% |
| 102 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $24,281 | $27,764 | — | -17% |
| 103 | Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC | $24,886 | $27,759 | $29,153 | -17% |
| 104 | Laredo CollegeTX | $22,849 | $27,420 | $28,969 | -18% |
| 105 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $26,226 | $27,394 | $32,557 | -18% |
| 106 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $26,493 | $26,804 | $40,037 | -20% |
| 107 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $24,708 | $26,777 | $28,501 | -20% |
| 108 | Itasca Community CollegeMN | $25,247 | $26,606 | $35,757 | -21% |
| 109 | Cisco CollegeTX | $21,894 | $26,411 | $27,582 | -21% |
| 110 | Northeastern Oklahoma A & M CollegeOK | $27,814 | $25,937 | — | -23% |
| 111 | Tri-County Technical CollegeSC | $23,873 | $25,818 | $31,024 | -23% |
| 112 | Aiken Technical CollegeSC | $22,242 | $25,793 | $23,133 | -23% |
| 113 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $24,523 | $25,473 | $28,003 | -24% |
| 114 | Florence - Darlington Technical CollegeSC | $23,509 | $25,306 | $26,416 | -25% |
| 115 | Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL | $20,653 | $25,250 | $34,473 | -25% |
| 116 | Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical CollegeSC | $25,118 | $25,009 | — | -25% |
| 117 | Denmark Technical CollegeSC | $20,927 | $24,755 | $23,978 | -26% |
| 118 | Central Carolina Technical CollegeSC | $24,376 | $24,637 | $25,951 | -27% |
| 119 | Northeastern Technical CollegeSC | $24,571 | $24,348 | $25,707 | -27% |
| 120 | Patrick & Henry Community CollegeVA | $26,319 | $23,029 | — | -31% |
| 121 | Williamsburg Technical CollegeSC | $21,101 | $22,780 | $28,227 | -32% |
| 122 | Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX | $27,979 | $22,669 | $28,103 | -32% |
| 123 | Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeMN | $57,726 | — | — | — |
| 124 | Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL | $48,487 | — | — | — |
| 125 | Norwalk Community CollegeCT | $42,371 | — | — | — |
| 126 | Highland Community CollegeIL | $34,252 | — | — | — |
| 127 | Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR | $32,639 | — | — | — |
| 128 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN | $31,905 | — | — | — |
| 129 | Technical College of the RockiesCO | $31,416 | — | — | — |
| 130 | Parkland CollegeIL | $31,317 | — | — | — |
| 131 | Chemeketa Community CollegeOR | $31,237 | — | — | — |
| 132 | Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeMA | $30,731 | — | — | — |
| 133 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $29,704 | — | — | — |
| 134 | College of Lake CountyIL | $29,165 | — | — | — |
| 135 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $29,153 | — | — | — |
| 136 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 137 | Germanna Community CollegeVA | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 138 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 139 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $28,722 | — | — | — |
| 140 | Paul D. Camp Community CollegeVA | $28,450 | — | — | — |
| 141 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN | $28,199 | — | — | — |
| 142 | Rose State CollegeOK | $27,122 | — | — | — |
| 143 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $27,020 | — | — | — |
| 144 | Morgan Community CollegeCO | $26,890 | — | — | — |
| 145 | Virginia Western Community CollegeVA | $26,530 | — | — | — |
| 146 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $26,467 | — | — | — |
| 147 | Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeVA | $26,371 | — | — | — |
| 148 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $25,834 | — | — | — |
| 149 | Pueblo Community CollegeCO | $25,751 | — | — | — |
| 150 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $25,118 | — | — | — |
| 151 | Southwest Virginia Community CollegeVA | $23,425 | — | — | — |
| 152 | Danville Community CollegeVA | $22,327 | — | — | — |
| 153 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $20,973 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maine - AugustaME | $30,192 | $37,897 | $33,772 | — |
| 2 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $28,969 | — | — | — |