WhatGradsMake

What Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $56,401 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$50,831$73,820$95,189+31%
2Quinnipiac UniversityCT$38,967$72,966+29%
3University of RichmondVA$50,966$72,052$107,401+28%
4Washington and Lee UniversityVA$36,215$71,441$113,256+27%
5Sacred Heart UniversityCT$39,425$71,212$91,050+26%
6College of Saint ScholasticaMN$38,692$70,870+26%
7University of ConnecticutCT$44,219$70,116$90,042+24%
8State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$38,564$69,857$94,064+24%
9University of VirginiaVA$49,584$69,014$98,349+22%
10Connecticut CollegeCT$52,636$67,570$68,626+20%
11Ferrum CollegeVA$52,636$67,042+19%
12University of Texas at AustinTX$48,708$66,941$80,605+19%
13Weber State UniversityUT$40,748$65,614$96,791+16%
14University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$45,433$65,590$71,728+16%
15SUNY Old WestburyNY$36,412$65,353$95,189+16%
16Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$45,381$65,343$83,517+16%
17Wofford CollegeSC$42,822$65,141$74,872+16%
18CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$41,735$64,649$74,094+15%
19Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$40,729$64,546+14%
20Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$43,047$64,459$80,815+14%
21University of Houston - DowntownTX$44,502$64,318$68,626+14%
22Elmhurst UniversityIL$43,758$64,249$79,032+14%
23Benedictine UniversityIL$44,592$64,005$76,015+13%
24Binghamton UniversityNY$31,665$63,900$81,817+13%
25University of MichiganMI$38,800$63,770$90,829+13%
26Midwestern State UniversityTX$44,398$63,548$68,838+13%
27SUNY CortlandNY$34,057$63,522$68,802+13%
28University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$50,372$63,262$74,077+12%
29James Madison UniversityVA$41,317$63,182$81,744+12%
30College of William & MaryVA$42,555$63,110$83,681+12%
31Clemson UniversitySC$41,486$62,920$88,764+12%
32Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaSC$49,171$62,818+11%
33College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$39,793$62,818$84,083+11%
34University of HoustonTX$41,072$62,487$69,237+11%
35Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$31,171$62,393$63,874+11%
36George Mason UniversityVA$42,596$62,224$72,585+10%
37Furman UniversitySC$39,569$62,111$75,063+10%
38College of Saint BenedictMN$42,767$61,926$79,996+10%
39Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$49,035$61,703$61,827+9%
40University of Saint ThomasMN$43,047$61,594$82,185+9%
41Wheaton CollegeIL$36,732$61,468$84,400+9%
42University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$38,790$61,398$84,610+9%
43Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$47,167$61,167$81,175+8%
44City College of New York - CUNYNY$45,609$60,895$76,015+8%
45University of LynchburgVA$37,247$60,837$67,570+8%
46Hamline UniversityMN$34,024$60,837$68,758+8%
47Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$43,677$60,691$75,080+8%
48University of Texas at El PasoTX$48,570$60,637$65,338+8%
49Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$35,811$60,484$66,690+7%
50CUNY Queens CollegeNY$39,600$60,413$84,661+7%
51Utah State UniversityUT$36,215$60,377$69,154+7%
52CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$46,829$60,342$69,841+7%
53Texas Tech UniversityTX$37,963$60,101$71,954+7%
54University of AlabamaAL$37,374$60,062$77,857+6%
55University of Texas at DallasTX$48,233$60,043$71,098+6%
56University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$39,886$60,018$81,406+6%
57Texas A&M UniversityTX$39,056$59,940$71,641+6%
58Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$42,423$59,848$79,787+6%
59Miami UniversityOH$40,080$59,848$76,671+6%
60SUNY College at GeneseoNY$31,104$59,590$72,181+6%
61University of Minnesota DuluthMN$37,891$59,498$74,301+5%
62University of GeorgiaGA$38,754$59,364$77,334+5%
63Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$43,113$59,105$71,102+5%
64Dominican UniversityIL$40,342$58,974$88,708+5%
65Salem State UniversityMA$48,487$58,858+4%
66State University of New York at New PaltzNY$32,055$58,778$79,614+4%
67CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$45,039$58,497$75,080+4%
68University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$37,592$58,497+4%
69University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$36,720$58,406$78,285+4%
70University of UtahUT$37,962$58,363$91,987+3%
71Illinois State UniversityIL$41,918$58,261$68,191+3%
72Worcester State UniversityMA$34,840$58,150+3%
73University of North TexasTX$38,976$58,089$68,008+3%
74Winona State UniversityMN$37,439$58,047$73,811+3%
75Texas State UniversityTX$39,477$57,995$65,918+3%
76University of WyomingWY$33,861$57,838$69,961+3%
77Bridgewater CollegeVA$39,731$57,791$63,451+2%
78Southern Utah UniversityUT$33,372$57,619$68,626+2%
79University of Mary WashingtonVA$35,986$57,579$70,474+2%
80DePaul UniversityIL$37,592$57,562$73,565+2%
81Loyola University ChicagoIL$41,308$57,514$76,137+2%
82Hampden Sydney CollegeVA$39,425$57,471$79,032+2%
83Pennsylvania State University (The) - BerksPA$34,840$57,471+2%
84University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$36,805$57,463$71,182+2%
85Arizona State UniversityAZ$39,690$57,436$72,026+2%
86State University of New York at OneontaNY$34,596$57,417$61,969+2%
87University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$51,334$57,372$63,970+2%
88Northern Illinois UniversityIL$40,188$57,360$68,291+2%
89Millikin UniversityIL$37,880$57,248$62,818+2%
90St. Cloud State UniversityMN$39,163$57,052$78,372+1%
91North Carolina State UniversityNC$37,944$56,711$74,596+1%
92West Virginia UniversityWV$37,906$56,595$65,9860%
93University of Colorado BoulderCO$35,091$56,564$74,8110%
94Randolph CollegeVA$36,341$56,563$70,0120%
95State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$28,130$56,406$62,8180%
96University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$36,605$56,401$66,3230%
97State University of New York at AlbanyNY$30,809$56,398$73,4020%
98Oklahoma State UniversityOK$34,002$56,2490%
99Sam Houston State UniversityTX$44,796$56,207$65,2400%
100CUNY York CollegeNY$49,226$56,106$62,132-1%
101University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$45,254$56,040$62,782-1%
102University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$36,024$56,013$74,515-1%
103Ohio State University (The)OH$35,202$55,996$75,994-1%
104University of IowaIA$36,886$55,902$70,599-1%
105West Texas A&M UniversityTX$48,182$55,849$60,590-1%
106Concordia College - MoorheadMN$34,384$55,713$67,343-1%
107Texas Southmost CollegeTX$47,959$55,679$58,869-1%
108East Carolina UniversityNC$34,440$55,546$70,713-2%
109Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$36,841$55,464$64,280-2%
110Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$42,033$55,307$61,085-2%
111Sul Ross State UniversityTX$37,446$55,307$62,224-2%
112Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$36,215$55,181$68,987-2%
113SUNY College at BrockportNY$39,808$55,161$64,784-2%
114Georgia College & State UniversityGA$31,317$55,111$54,615-2%
115Bethel UniversityMN$49,855$55,078$64,718-2%
116Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$34,002$55,078-2%
117Utah Tech UniversityUT$51,505$54,993-2%
118Augsburg UniversityMN$37,984$54,993$74,643-2%
119University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$33,505$54,919$88,614-3%
120University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$31,422$54,894$69,890-3%
121Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$36,504$54,877$62,478-3%
122University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$35,921$54,720$73,142-3%
123Western Illinois UniversityIL$38,063$54,669$67,621-3%
124Saint Olaf CollegeMN$38,279$54,646$76,921-3%
125Saint John's UniversityMN$49,328$54,615$92,521-3%
126University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$36,943$54,286$65,986-4%
127University of Texas at San AntonioTX$40,502$54,213$63,061-4%
128Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$35,255$54,162$72,477-4%
129University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$42,414$53,971$66,325-4%
130State University of New York at BuffaloNY$30,180$53,943$69,669-4%
131University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$39,898$53,835$67,387-5%
132Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$40,342$53,735$63,610-5%
133University of OregonOR$33,189$53,731$69,544-5%
134Christopher Newport UniversityVA$34,198$53,664$69,154-5%
135Berry CollegeGA$36,776$53,615$71,155-5%
136Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$42,205$53,591$69,751-5%
137Purdue UniversityIN$37,371$53,578$66,746-5%
138Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$35,049$53,501$65,658-5%
139Georgia State UniversityGA$35,626$53,459$67,154-5%
140University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI$43,255$53,444$62,446-5%
141Colorado State University-PuebloCO$36,827$53,397$60,272-5%
142Macalester CollegeMN$40,559$53,384$72,585-5%
143Montana State University BozemanMT$33,049$53,377$76,435-5%
144Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$35,282$53,326$63,936-5%
145Sweet Briar CollegeVA$42,371$53,312$68,838-5%
146University of CincinnatiOH$31,551$53,260$60,650-6%
147University of Northwestern- St PaulMN$37,841$53,202-6%
148Colorado State UniversityCO$32,705$53,126$65,297-6%
149Utah Valley UniversityUT$35,514$53,046$70,441-6%
150Black Hills State UniversitySD$32,705$53,022$55,464-6%
151Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$40,821$53,006$64,402-6%
152University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$36,215$52,950$65,112-6%
153Tarleton State UniversityTX$40,793$52,920$66,619-6%
154University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$37,867$52,920$60,033-6%
155University of Arizona (The)AZ$32,887$52,872$69,779-6%
156Virginia Military InstituteVA$42,371$52,839$131,379-6%
157University of Akron (The)OH$38,967$52,793$66,213-6%
158Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$36,348$52,698$70,298-7%
159University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$30,823$52,636$60,342-7%
160University of New Orleans (The)LA$28,722$52,636$61,630-7%
161Truman State UniversityMO$27,582$52,636$67,283-7%
162Old Dominion UniversityVA$36,600$52,575$63,548-7%
163South Dakota State UniversitySD$38,315$52,537$66,474-7%
164University of Northern IowaIA$36,420$52,411$63,950-7%
165Kennesaw State UniversityGA$38,429$52,325$60,801-7%
166University of Illinois ChicagoIL$33,767$52,293$68,521-7%
167Lamar UniversityTX$39,425$52,116$66,918-8%
168Agnes Scott CollegeGA$37,341$52,031$71,441-8%
169University of Colorado DenverCO$35,899$52,014$63,723-8%
170University of North GeorgiaGA$35,553$51,929$59,105-8%
171Angelo State UniversityTX$39,752$51,896$62,132-8%
172Southern Oregon UniversityOR$31,394$51,789$66,986-8%
173McNeese State UniversityLA$31,905$51,737-8%
174College of CharlestonSC$33,446$51,731$66,514-8%
175University of OklahomaOK$31,485$51,722$47,705-8%
176Mary Baldwin UniversityVA$40,342$51,694-8%
177Converse UniversitySC$33,861$51,694$108,803-8%
178University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$33,209$51,600$54,993-9%
179Radford UniversityVA$34,351$51,424$61,827-9%
180Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$42,800$51,341$65,011-9%
181Oregon State UniversityOR$32,235$51,282$67,319-9%
182Roanoke CollegeVA$38,967$51,223$61,737-9%
183University of Northern ColoradoCO$37,484$51,223$59,655-9%
184University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$36,997$51,223$59,476-9%
185Covenant CollegeGA$32,807$51,223-9%
186SUNY at FredoniaNY$29,529$51,223$78,072-9%
187University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$34,840$51,052$52,401-9%
188Portland State UniversityOR$32,835$50,937$63,021-10%
189Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$33,893$50,818$59,105-10%
190Lander UniversitySC$36,674$50,767-10%
191University of Minnesota MorrisMN$32,595$50,752$65,534-10%
192University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$33,113$50,559$60,805-10%
193Purdue University Fort WayneIN$39,556$50,381$53,793-11%
194Indiana University - NorthwestIN$27,814$50,311-11%
195University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$36,841$50,168$68,521-11%
196Hollins UniversityVA$35,340$50,050$66,438-11%
197SUNY College at PurchaseNY$32,130$50,050$90,933-11%
198Longwood UniversityVA$45,480$49,979$56,312-11%
199Ohio UniversityOH$33,372$49,948$67,983-11%
200University of South DakotaSD$34,978$49,855$71,173-12%
201University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$34,840$49,831$60,837-12%
202University of Texas at TylerTX$47,802$49,789$59,105-12%
203Texas A&M International UniversityTX$34,840$49,627$66,690-12%
204University of West GeorgiaGA$33,798$49,606$61,332-12%
205Western Carolina UniversityNC$32,940$49,582$56,877-12%
206Appalachian State UniversityNC$30,128$49,494$62,818-12%
207University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$34,303$49,138$58,150-13%
208Georgia Southern UniversityGA$31,611$49,062$60,219-13%
209Western Oregon UniversityOR$33,228$49,045$59,027-13%
210University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$32,381$48,870$66,790-13%
211Augusta UniversityGA$34,656$48,843$55,261-13%
212St. Catherine UniversityMN$36,970$48,736$61,085-14%
213Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$39,609$48,603$61,332-14%
214Monmouth CollegeIL$40,834$48,487$59,848-14%
215University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$34,668$48,487$63,346-14%
216Columbus State UniversityGA$32,393$48,487-14%
217Western Colorado UniversityCO$29,458$48,487$61,332-14%
218Kent State UniversityOH$33,305$48,368$56,996-14%
219Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$31,275$48,182$58,659-15%
220Ball State UniversityIN$36,024$48,051$59,335-15%
221Purdue University NorthwestIN$32,422$48,030$57,971-15%
222University of ToledoOH$34,546$47,939$61,036-15%
223Carleton CollegeMN$26,742$47,878$70,870-15%
224Wright State UniversityOH$35,184$47,820$57,372-15%
225University of MaineME$32,130$47,666$52,636-15%
226Liberty UniversityVA$37,430$47,510$44,592-16%
227State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$32,198$47,460$63,610-16%
228University of South Carolina UpstateSC$35,940$47,392$58,065-16%
229Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$37,592$47,315$67,138-16%
230University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$34,197$47,274$57,434-16%
231State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$35,604$47,270$63,723-16%
232Cleveland State UniversityOH$33,372$47,167$63,170-16%
233Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$32,492$47,119$72,585-16%
234University of Southern IndianaIN$31,905$47,059$55,214-17%
235University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$31,435$46,967$70,625-17%
236Indiana University SoutheastIN$36,156$46,878$60,696-17%
237University of Central OklahomaOK$33,162$46,803-17%
238Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$36,674$46,663$58,065-17%
239Presbyterian CollegeSC$32,130$46,435$59,848-18%
240Winthrop UniversitySC$32,088$46,359$52,283-18%
241Valdosta State UniversityGA$38,039$46,207$61,675-18%
242Adams State UniversityCO$37,041$46,207$65,986-18%
243University of Central MissouriMO$28,739$45,912$48,943-19%
244Bowling Green State UniversityOH$31,398$45,852$59,443-19%
245North Carolina Central UniversityNC$34,421$45,751$61,827-19%
246University of Hawaii at HiloHI$33,372$45,751$61,036-19%
247Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$33,372$45,751$56,312-19%
248University of Southern MaineME$32,231$45,075$54,857-20%
249Missouri State UniversityMO$26,948$44,810$49,582-21%
250Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$32,393$44,711$53,647-21%
251SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$31,660$44,206$100,633-22%
252Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA$32,883$43,784$65,774-22%
253Fayetteville State UniversityNC$29,849$43,722-22%
254University of Montana (The)MT$27,814$43,573$62,818-23%
255Bridgewater State UniversityMA$44,737$43,047-24%
256Fort Lewis CollegeCO$31,002$43,047$64,402-24%
257Chicago State UniversityIL$38,416$42,776$61,630-24%
258Indiana University - South BendIN$32,932$42,709$53,578-24%
259University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$30,087$42,563$61,446-25%
260Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$33,286$42,051$74,301-25%
261University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$26,890$38,967$60,442-31%
262Missouri Western State UniversityMO$24,637$38,967$58,659-31%
263Marshall UniversityWV$27,814$38,450$55,817-32%
264Indiana State UniversityIN$27,020$38,202$60,927-32%
265Erskine CollegeSC$53,485$67,887
266North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$38,141$58,363
267Framingham State UniversityMA$36,491
268Montana State University - BillingsMT$35,184
269Fairmont State UniversityWV$34,840
270Texas Southern UniversityTX$33,372
271Grace College and Theological SeminaryIN$33,005
272Franklin College of IndianaIN$28,969

Master's

national median $60,442 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$90,181$111,686+85%
2CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$83,978$108,220$112,007+79%
3CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$78,529$103,243$110,564+71%
4Worcester State UniversityMA$81,500$94,170+56%
5State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$69,536$91,050$113,650+51%
6University of Hawaii at HiloHI$71,441$90,782+50%
7Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$73,842$87,772$101,595+45%
8CUNY Queens CollegeNY$84,460$85,137$104,398+41%
9Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$76,554$84,025$91,143+39%
10George Mason UniversityVA$59,253$83,557+38%
11Southern Oregon UniversityOR$72,776$79,787+32%
12City College of New York - CUNYNY$63,723$79,495$94,942+32%
13University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$63,234$78,881+31%
14Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$64,834$76,487+27%
15University of Northern IowaIA$67,887$74,301$81,898+23%
16CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$39,346$71,871$86,167+19%
17Loyola University ChicagoIL$49,855$70,625$91,987+17%
18Northern Illinois UniversityIL$67,715$69,644$72,156+15%
19University of HoustonTX$57,372$69,612$71,155+15%
20Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$61,167$69,400$69,779+15%
21Georgia State UniversityGA$55,640$67,797$63,451+12%
22Cleveland State UniversityOH$54,857$67,042$78,709+11%
23University of MichiganMI$28,644$67,042$79,247+11%
24University of Northern ColoradoCO$60,837$66,619$75,329+10%
25Appalachian State UniversityNC$53,296$66,438+10%
26University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$65,498$66,229$75,281+10%
27University of Texas at El PasoTX$54,051$65,986$73,442+9%
28University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$60,837$65,194+8%
29University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$41,316$64,930$75,035+7%
30University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$54,051$63,769+6%
31Texas State UniversityTX$41,544$63,681$67,570+5%
32Ohio State University (The)OH$42,436$62,985$71,953+4%
33Winthrop UniversitySC$68,098$62,818+4%
34Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$63,610$62,818+4%
35University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$37,592$62,818+4%
36State University of New York at AlbanyNY$42,555$62,075$74,015+3%
37University of North TexasTX$52,031$61,703$71,778+2%
38University of UtahUT$49,399$61,594+2%
39Illinois State UniversityIL$48,487$61,332$73,271+1%
40Kent State UniversityOH$49,152$61,104$76,823+1%
41University of Texas at AustinTX$38,457$61,051$73,499+1%
42University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$47,119$60,908$78,072+1%
43University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$54,656$60,590$66,7790%
44University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$51,223$60,5900%
45University of Illinois ChicagoIL$47,502$60,472$76,0150%
46Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$46,883$60,442$70,4410%
47Texas Tech UniversityTX$43,384$60,371$72,5850%
48University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$47,119$60,144$72,1280%
49University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$43,848$60,029$71,810-1%
50Texas A&M International UniversityTX$63,874$59,848-1%
51Portland State UniversityOR$41,202$59,649$72,928-1%
52Purdue UniversityIN$42,146$59,105$69,727-2%
53North Carolina State UniversityNC$53,279$58,998$73,347-2%
54University of GeorgiaGA$49,816$58,680$68,022-3%
55Miami UniversityOH$43,047$58,363$71,338-3%
56Arizona State UniversityAZ$49,399$58,114$73,157-4%
57University of New Orleans (The)LA$49,171$58,114$58,065-4%
58University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$43,842$57,696$69,304-5%
59Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$45,751$57,471$69,154-5%
60Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$61,036$56,877$70,298-6%
61University of Arizona (The)AZ$41,486$56,877$67,138-6%
62University of Colorado BoulderCO$40,474$56,877$72,712-6%
63University of AlabamaAL$37,592$56,877$69,498-6%
64University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$33,239$56,877$76,330-6%
65University of CincinnatiOH$43,047$56,473$73,075-7%
66Bowling Green State UniversityOH$45,228$56,357$70,870-7%
67Colorado State UniversityCO$46,891$56,069$64,930-7%
68University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$46,793$56,069$64,478-7%
69University of Texas at San AntonioTX$52,165$55,935$64,402-7%
70University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$54,227$55,464-8%
71University of Central MissouriMO$43,347$55,464-8%
72University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$44,669$55,380$67,174-8%
73University of Akron (The)OH$62,075$54,993-9%
74University of VirginiaVA$44,060$54,993$77,901-9%
75West Virginia UniversityWV$43,221$54,857$63,610-9%
76Ohio UniversityOH$43,395$54,783$67,104-9%
77State University of New York at BuffaloNY$27,538$54,051$68,679-11%
78University of OregonOR$40,342$53,718$64,243-11%
79University of Montana (The)MT$30,647$53,696$68,098-11%
80University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$37,439$53,343$62,818-12%
81Binghamton UniversityNY$32,639$52,920$65,194-12%
82University of IowaIA$31,227$52,542$69,682-13%
83Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$43,722$51,505$54,404-15%
84University of ConnecticutCT$34,840$51,223-15%
85Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$46,845$50,676$66,619-16%
86University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$39,950$46,845$65,458-22%
87Sam Houston State UniversityTX$61,036
88Texas Southmost CollegeTX$59,353
89Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$54,679
90University of Colorado DenverCO$49,035
91University of OklahomaOK$45,751
92Georgia Southern UniversityGA$43,722
93University of WyomingWY$40,342

Associate

national median $43,609 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Northwestern Connecticut Community CollegeCT$43,047$56,524$51,223+30%
2Lee CollegeTX$25,009$54,051+24%
3Palo Alto CollegeTX$33,078$53,793+23%
4Collin County Community College DistrictTX$36,491$53,107$48,487+22%
5Houston Community CollegeTX$36,412$53,107+22%
6Austin Community CollegeTX$37,156$51,585$62,143+18%
7Blinn CollegeTX$31,513$51,223+17%
8San Antonio CollegeTX$30,696$49,000$55,621+12%
9Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA$38,967$47,939+10%
10Tarrant County College DistrictTX$33,729$46,663$51,789+7%
11Portland Community CollegeOR$33,128$46,663+7%
12Tulsa Community CollegeOK$34,685$46,142+6%
13South Texas CollegeTX$27,051$44,805$56,272+3%
14Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN$33,772$44,669$54,615+2%
15El Paso Community CollegeTX$32,231$44,669$51,223+2%
16Lone Star College SystemTX$32,149$44,030$53,107+1%
17Columbus State Community CollegeOH$34,840$43,918$53,243+1%
18Suffolk County Community CollegeNY$31,807$43,609$56,0690%
19Saint Louis Community CollegeMO$36,215$43,240$46,435-1%
20Illinois Central CollegeIL$34,840$42,505-3%
21Nassau Community CollegeNY$30,273$42,371$53,343-3%
22Tyler Junior CollegeTX$26,038$42,371$44,206-3%
23Casper CollegeWY$25,157$41,695$44,060-4%
24Waubonsee Community CollegeIL$33,861$41,424-5%
25Del Mar CollegeTX$26,416$40,883$58,609-6%
26Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma CityOK$34,656$40,820-6%
27Front Range Community CollegeCO$34,458$40,627$44,849-7%
28Howard County Junior College DistrictTX$32,883$40,342-7%
29Delgado Community CollegeLA$30,437$40,342$52,920-7%
30Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH$34,264$40,093$46,055-8%
31Southeast Technical CollegeSD$34,002$39,517$49,582-9%
32J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA$41,695$38,967-11%
33Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH$30,273$38,967$43,047-11%
34Sinclair Community CollegeOH$34,435$38,886$51,600-11%
35Vincennes UniversityIN$30,241$38,015$43,858-13%
36Iowa Western Community CollegeIA$30,227$37,763$41,818-13%
37McLennan Community CollegeTX$26,852$36,980$48,487-15%
38Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL$27,814$35,626$49,171-18%
39Pikes Peak State CollegeCO$28,366$34,840$43,384-20%
40Georgia State UniversityGA$36,019$34,107-22%
41Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA$26,580$30,856$34,840-29%
42Saint Philip's CollegeTX$45,751
43Laramie County Community CollegeWY$40,342
44Kirkwood Community CollegeIA$36,063
45Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$33,372
46Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeWV$32,492
47Weber State UniversityUT$30,491
48Onondaga Community CollegeNY$27,979
49Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK$27,237
50Northern Essex Community CollegeMA$27,104

Doctoral (Research)

national median $75,525 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$79,787$90,837$102,841+20%
2University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$64,402$88,474+17%
3CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$69,498$88,240$101,595+17%
4University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$66,546$82,614+9%
5University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$69,890$80,101+6%
6Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$68,274$78,634$84,460+4%
7University of Arizona (The)AZ$71,555$78,110$96,791+3%
8University of Texas at AustinTX$68,807$77,410$83,677+3%
9University of Illinois ChicagoIL$70,870$77,273+2%
10University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$67,123$76,689$87,005+2%
11University of MichiganMI$63,874$75,908$87,405+1%
12Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$67,019$75,655$88,5520%
13University of HoustonTX$67,887$75,6340%
14University of IowaIA$62,378$75,525$83,5570%
15University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$66,779$75,306$89,1770%
16Ohio State University (The)OH$64,889$74,996$86,267-1%
17University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$62,942$74,901$85,074-1%
18State University of New York at AlbanyNY$63,874$74,301-2%
19Texas Tech UniversityTX$63,874$73,014-3%
20Purdue UniversityIN$61,003$72,848$76,644-4%
21University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$63,463$72,836$83,386-4%
22University of OregonOR$54,333$72,786$78,215-4%
23University of AlabamaAL$62,075$72,585-4%
24State University of New York at BuffaloNY$55,380$72,585$79,787-4%
25University of Colorado BoulderCO$57,991$72,273$76,435-4%
26University of CincinnatiOH$56,312$72,273$81,671-4%
27Arizona State UniversityAZ$65,986$70,527-7%
28Binghamton UniversityNY$44,849$70,527-7%
29University of VirginiaVA$61,332$69,961$87,070-7%
30University of GeorgiaGA$61,332$68,045$76,015-10%
31Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$55,464$63,874$74,545-15%
32Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$62,075
33University of ConnecticutCT$60,442
34University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$60,177

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $42,432 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of OregonOR$27,044$58,363+38%
2University of CincinnatiOH$34,388$55,380$69,154+31%
3William Rainey Harper CollegeIL$45,210$50,311$62,818+19%
4Georgia State UniversityGA$57,867$46,298$67,042+9%
5John A. Logan CollegeIL$34,840$45,751+8%
6Delgado Community CollegeLA$30,437$43,948$45,075+4%
7Front Range Community CollegeCO$41,244$43,293$51,040+2%
8Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN$32,381$42,432$56,0690%
9Ulster County Community CollegeNY$33,666$40,883-4%
10Columbus State Community CollegeOH$28,969$39,655$49,992-7%
11Sinclair Community CollegeOH$34,370$37,946$43,304-11%
12Waubonsee Community CollegeIL$34,307$37,592$42,505-11%
13Saint Louis Community CollegeMO$27,693$34,107$45,751-20%
14Illinois Central CollegeIL$28,103$33,861-20%
15Metropolitan Community CollegeMO$36,903
16Tarrant County College DistrictTX$32,492

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $41,640 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Front Range Community CollegeCO$65,986$59,848$61,630+44%
2Purdue University Fort WayneIN$40,342$58,065+39%
3University of CincinnatiOH$32,972$57,957$61,630+39%
4University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$49,233$56,473$65,458+36%
5University of Akron (The)OH$31,083$50,725$89,177+22%
6Community College of AuroraCO$46,663$48,487+16%
7Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN$26,234$46,994+13%
8Austin Community CollegeTX$34,926$46,532$58,574+12%
9North Hennepin Community CollegeMN$30,775$46,298+11%
10Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA$34,188$43,820+5%
11Waubonsee Community CollegeIL$30,764$42,073$49,233+1%
12Tarrant County College DistrictTX$30,192$41,640$51,2230%
13Tidewater Community CollegeVA$35,591$40,342-3%
14Collin County Community College DistrictTX$30,600$40,342$47,119-3%
15Saint Louis Community CollegeMO$31,171$38,967-6%
16Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH$35,115$38,771$38,050-7%
17Laurel Ridge Community CollegeVA$27,429$38,509-8%
18Lone Star College SystemTX$30,087$38,141$44,206-8%
19McLennan Community CollegeTX$27,903$37,132$48,487-11%
20Tyler Junior CollegeTX$29,263$36,805-12%
21Pikes Peak State CollegeCO$28,825$36,745-12%
22Del Mar CollegeTX$28,392$35,233-15%
23El Paso Community CollegeTX$27,444$35,051$46,967-16%
24Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL$26,013$33,053$37,132-21%
25University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$54,051
26South Suburban CollegeIL$49,855
27Georgia State UniversityGA$38,509
28Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$38,050
29J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA$35,940
30Tulsa Community CollegeOK$33,722
31Bristol Community CollegeMA$33,505
32College Of DuPageIL$32,231
33Metropolitan Community CollegeMO$31,317
34Columbus State Community CollegeOH$26,371

Certificate (2-4 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$36,215$50,311
2University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$35,215
3Portland Community CollegeOR$33,960