What Visual and Performing Arts grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $48,719 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA | $53,630 | $77,671 | $96,276 | +59% |
| 2 | Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY | $47,454 | $69,411 | $86,669 | +42% |
| 3 | Quinnipiac UniversityCT | $40,342 | $67,332 | $86,622 | +38% |
| 4 | Bluefield CollegeVA | $27,237 | $64,402 | — | +32% |
| 5 | Connecticut CollegeCT | $40,664 | $63,522 | $91,987 | +30% |
| 6 | University of CincinnatiOH | $48,248 | $63,130 | $76,969 | +30% |
| 7 | Sacred Heart UniversityCT | $44,249 | $62,343 | $77,430 | +28% |
| 8 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA | $41,631 | $61,991 | $75,690 | +27% |
| 9 | Washington and Lee UniversityVA | $28,338 | $61,749 | $86,150 | +27% |
| 10 | University of VirginiaVA | $40,273 | $59,219 | $81,511 | +22% |
| 11 | Marymount UniversityVA | $42,681 | $58,956 | $73,768 | +21% |
| 12 | Clemson UniversitySC | $44,524 | $58,937 | $73,231 | +21% |
| 13 | University of HoustonTX | $42,062 | $58,899 | $68,358 | +21% |
| 14 | State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY | $39,551 | $58,701 | $69,598 | +20% |
| 15 | North Carolina State UniversityNC | $39,727 | $58,679 | $71,829 | +20% |
| 16 | Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX | $45,865 | $58,580 | $64,240 | +20% |
| 17 | University of Texas at AustinTX | $42,948 | $58,086 | $69,173 | +19% |
| 18 | University of Texas at DallasTX | $39,512 | $57,997 | $75,960 | +19% |
| 19 | New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY | $38,219 | $57,805 | $73,988 | +19% |
| 20 | Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX | $35,973 | $57,703 | $69,584 | +18% |
| 21 | CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY | $41,063 | $57,334 | $80,163 | +18% |
| 22 | Binghamton UniversityNY | $32,625 | $57,232 | $72,671 | +17% |
| 23 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL | $36,547 | $57,133 | $72,429 | +17% |
| 24 | University of Houston - Clear LakeTX | $37,132 | $57,056 | $66,860 | +17% |
| 25 | University of Massachusetts - LowellMA | $35,455 | $56,877 | $70,347 | +17% |
| 26 | University of ConnecticutCT | $32,739 | $56,598 | $71,173 | +16% |
| 27 | University of MichiganMI | $36,044 | $56,557 | $74,245 | +16% |
| 28 | University of Texas at ArlingtonTX | $40,216 | $56,406 | $66,134 | +16% |
| 29 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $37,427 | $56,307 | $66,528 | +16% |
| 30 | Judson UniversityIL | $37,379 | $55,935 | — | +15% |
| 31 | George Mason UniversityVA | $37,464 | $55,901 | $74,059 | +15% |
| 32 | University of RichmondVA | $35,920 | $55,893 | $75,586 | +15% |
| 33 | Texas State UniversityTX | $36,641 | $55,834 | $65,661 | +15% |
| 34 | Texas A&M International UniversityTX | $28,572 | $55,746 | $60,942 | +14% |
| 35 | Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA | $39,262 | $55,675 | $67,774 | +14% |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin - StoutWI | $37,366 | $55,469 | $66,443 | +14% |
| 37 | Empire State UniversityNY | $47,196 | $55,384 | $62,818 | +14% |
| 38 | Texas Southern UniversityTX | $40,660 | $55,307 | $71,060 | +14% |
| 39 | University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX | $38,752 | $55,255 | $61,512 | +13% |
| 40 | College of Staten Island/CUNYNY | $33,029 | $55,078 | $74,433 | +13% |
| 41 | Central Connecticut State UniversityCT | $35,591 | $54,750 | $66,800 | +12% |
| 42 | James Madison UniversityVA | $36,076 | $54,547 | $65,628 | +12% |
| 43 | University of Texas at San AntonioTX | $38,854 | $54,467 | $60,758 | +12% |
| 44 | University of New HavenCT | $31,941 | $54,118 | — | +11% |
| 45 | Saint John's UniversityMN | $36,019 | $54,051 | $73,442 | +11% |
| 46 | Wofford CollegeSC | $25,889 | $54,051 | $61,827 | +11% |
| 47 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $33,447 | $54,039 | $69,500 | +11% |
| 48 | Texas A&M University - CommerceTX | $41,466 | $53,944 | $62,571 | +11% |
| 49 | University of Texas at El PasoTX | $39,485 | $53,906 | $64,175 | +11% |
| 50 | University of Massachusetts at BostonMA | $36,308 | $53,793 | $64,628 | +10% |
| 51 | Hampton UniversityVA | $32,455 | $53,696 | $70,870 | +10% |
| 52 | Texas Southmost CollegeTX | $50,587 | $53,664 | $56,386 | +10% |
| 53 | University of North TexasTX | $36,739 | $53,601 | $64,469 | +10% |
| 54 | Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX | $34,447 | $53,583 | $61,698 | +10% |
| 55 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $36,703 | $53,536 | $61,332 | +10% |
| 56 | Purdue UniversityIN | $38,711 | $53,500 | $63,956 | +10% |
| 57 | Oregon State UniversityOR | $35,531 | $53,431 | $64,592 | +10% |
| 58 | CUNY Queens CollegeNY | $33,842 | $53,426 | $68,045 | +10% |
| 59 | West Texas A&M UniversityTX | $34,606 | $53,107 | $65,074 | +9% |
| 60 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $36,624 | $53,094 | $67,003 | +9% |
| 61 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $35,838 | $52,945 | $63,292 | +9% |
| 62 | Fitchburg State UniversityMA | $35,615 | $52,858 | $71,441 | +9% |
| 63 | Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA | $34,466 | $52,806 | $62,906 | +8% |
| 64 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $34,009 | $52,774 | $66,409 | +8% |
| 65 | Miami UniversityOH | $36,886 | $52,766 | $64,839 | +8% |
| 66 | University of GeorgiaGA | $34,116 | $52,715 | $64,304 | +8% |
| 67 | CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY | $34,335 | $52,650 | $72,871 | +8% |
| 68 | CUNY York CollegeNY | $35,051 | $52,401 | — | +8% |
| 69 | Lamar UniversityTX | $34,565 | $52,401 | $63,082 | +8% |
| 70 | Utah State UniversityUT | $35,233 | $52,364 | $65,392 | +7% |
| 71 | Carleton CollegeMN | $32,429 | $52,333 | $76,644 | +7% |
| 72 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNY | $35,309 | $52,265 | $66,656 | +7% |
| 73 | University of Saint ThomasMN | $32,639 | $52,251 | $68,758 | +7% |
| 74 | SUNY Old WestburyNY | $31,089 | $52,251 | $69,917 | +7% |
| 75 | Loyola University ChicagoIL | $32,582 | $52,133 | $62,994 | +7% |
| 76 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $33,109 | $52,022 | $65,472 | +7% |
| 77 | University of the District of ColumbiaDC | $37,841 | $51,929 | — | +7% |
| 78 | City College of New York - CUNYNY | $34,594 | $51,924 | $65,246 | +7% |
| 79 | University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA | $36,148 | $51,918 | $68,550 | +7% |
| 80 | University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC | $34,454 | $51,899 | $69,867 | +7% |
| 81 | University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX | $43,047 | $51,694 | $63,044 | +6% |
| 82 | University of UtahUT | $34,441 | $51,346 | $64,658 | +5% |
| 83 | Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT | $33,544 | $51,344 | $60,708 | +5% |
| 84 | Texas Woman's UniversityTX | $35,820 | $51,260 | $61,332 | +5% |
| 85 | Providence CollegeRI | $38,509 | $51,223 | $67,570 | +5% |
| 86 | CUNY Lehman CollegeNY | $36,412 | $51,223 | $64,159 | +5% |
| 87 | University of Illinois ChicagoIL | $34,937 | $51,181 | $68,137 | +5% |
| 88 | Tarleton State UniversityTX | $33,637 | $51,121 | $62,818 | +5% |
| 89 | Randolph - Macon CollegeVA | $27,897 | $51,086 | $63,950 | +5% |
| 90 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $34,122 | $51,008 | $66,170 | +5% |
| 91 | Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $36,296 | $50,797 | $50,539 | +4% |
| 92 | DePaul UniversityIL | $31,782 | $50,740 | $67,493 | +4% |
| 93 | College of William & MaryVA | $33,431 | $50,718 | $69,262 | +4% |
| 94 | Texas A&M UniversityTX | $35,036 | $50,601 | $59,662 | +4% |
| 95 | Bridgewater State UniversityMA | $33,097 | $50,493 | $66,382 | +4% |
| 96 | Weber State UniversityUT | $33,756 | $50,483 | $60,738 | +4% |
| 97 | Framingham State UniversityMA | $34,488 | $50,311 | $56,877 | +3% |
| 98 | West Virginia UniversityWV | $32,599 | $50,140 | $60,215 | +3% |
| 99 | State University of New York at Stony BrookNY | $32,517 | $50,036 | $72,465 | +3% |
| 100 | University of Colorado DenverCO | $34,156 | $49,725 | $62,702 | +2% |
| 101 | Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN | $33,173 | $49,659 | $56,249 | +2% |
| 102 | Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL | $36,301 | $49,645 | $55,241 | +2% |
| 103 | University of Mary WashingtonVA | $31,645 | $49,621 | $61,189 | +2% |
| 104 | Kent State UniversityOH | $35,568 | $49,603 | $60,319 | +2% |
| 105 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $33,390 | $49,570 | $62,945 | +2% |
| 106 | University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI | $32,731 | $49,549 | $60,463 | +2% |
| 107 | Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX | $32,595 | $49,488 | $59,162 | +2% |
| 108 | Metropolitan State University of DenverCO | $34,792 | $49,476 | $58,237 | +2% |
| 109 | University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC | $33,601 | $49,299 | $64,502 | +1% |
| 110 | Longwood UniversityVA | $33,343 | $49,284 | $57,514 | +1% |
| 111 | Colorado State UniversityCO | $33,368 | $49,155 | $59,060 | +1% |
| 112 | University of BridgeportCT | $39,679 | $49,131 | $67,042 | +1% |
| 113 | University of Colorado BoulderCO | $31,379 | $49,079 | $65,183 | +1% |
| 114 | Georgia State UniversityGA | $32,991 | $49,031 | $61,939 | +1% |
| 115 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $31,388 | $49,024 | $61,070 | +1% |
| 116 | State University of New York at OneontaNY | $31,060 | $48,950 | $65,806 | 0% |
| 117 | University of IowaIA | $31,699 | $48,809 | $61,582 | 0% |
| 118 | Eastern Illinois UniversityIL | $32,691 | $48,791 | $60,361 | 0% |
| 119 | Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT | $31,268 | $48,770 | $59,773 | 0% |
| 120 | University of OklahomaOK | $31,877 | $48,732 | $65,458 | 0% |
| 121 | University of AlabamaAL | $34,008 | $48,719 | $58,867 | 0% |
| 122 | Illinois State UniversityIL | $32,305 | $48,710 | $59,420 | 0% |
| 123 | SUNY College at PurchaseNY | $32,208 | $48,679 | $63,923 | 0% |
| 124 | Furman UniversitySC | $31,017 | $48,655 | $62,308 | 0% |
| 125 | SUNY College at GeneseoNY | $30,365 | $48,570 | $59,577 | 0% |
| 126 | Appalachian State UniversityNC | $33,290 | $48,539 | $59,774 | 0% |
| 127 | Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA | $33,372 | $48,487 | $49,269 | 0% |
| 128 | Saint Olaf CollegeMN | $32,414 | $48,487 | $62,056 | 0% |
| 129 | Indiana University - BloomingtonIN | $31,316 | $48,447 | $63,361 | -1% |
| 130 | State University of New York at BuffaloNY | $31,057 | $48,411 | $63,557 | -1% |
| 131 | University of Texas at TylerTX | $34,840 | $48,385 | $59,848 | -1% |
| 132 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $32,647 | $48,385 | $62,007 | -1% |
| 133 | Westfield State UniversityMA | $32,144 | $48,182 | $57,372 | -1% |
| 134 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA | $32,116 | $48,134 | $59,177 | -1% |
| 135 | Radford UniversityVA | $33,677 | $48,125 | $58,813 | -1% |
| 136 | University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI | $32,864 | $48,085 | $57,676 | -1% |
| 137 | Dominican UniversityIL | $33,018 | $47,963 | $67,570 | -2% |
| 138 | Old Dominion UniversityVA | $33,363 | $47,872 | $60,090 | -2% |
| 139 | St. Cloud State UniversityMN | $32,900 | $47,750 | $59,269 | -2% |
| 140 | University of OregonOR | $30,772 | $47,747 | $61,658 | -2% |
| 141 | University of HartfordCT | $30,764 | $47,738 | $65,634 | -2% |
| 142 | South Dakota State UniversitySD | $36,931 | $47,687 | $55,464 | -2% |
| 143 | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA | $32,063 | $47,685 | $58,749 | -2% |
| 144 | University of Northwestern- St PaulMN | $30,628 | $47,682 | $56,877 | -2% |
| 145 | St. Catherine UniversityMN | $31,024 | $47,631 | $59,353 | -2% |
| 146 | Butler UniversityIN | $30,484 | $47,623 | — | -2% |
| 147 | University of Minnesota DuluthMN | $32,207 | $47,601 | $64,768 | -2% |
| 148 | State University of New York at New PaltzNY | $29,990 | $47,530 | $63,144 | -2% |
| 149 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $31,831 | $47,500 | $61,341 | -2% |
| 150 | University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI | $32,932 | $47,468 | $52,283 | -3% |
| 151 | Northern Arizona UniversityAZ | $34,907 | $47,430 | $60,910 | -3% |
| 152 | Angelo State UniversityTX | $30,385 | $47,374 | $56,116 | -3% |
| 153 | Bemidji State UniversityMN | $36,841 | $47,329 | $58,476 | -3% |
| 154 | Portland State UniversityOR | $32,794 | $47,292 | $60,775 | -3% |
| 155 | Salem State UniversityMA | $33,289 | $47,253 | $58,065 | -3% |
| 156 | University of LynchburgVA | $30,476 | $47,195 | $58,249 | -3% |
| 157 | Northern Illinois UniversityIL | $33,062 | $47,181 | $59,183 | -3% |
| 158 | College of Saint BenedictMN | $32,639 | $47,059 | $65,458 | -3% |
| 159 | Truman State UniversityMO | $29,588 | $47,013 | $55,111 | -4% |
| 160 | Western Connecticut State UniversityCT | $32,390 | $47,011 | $59,238 | -4% |
| 161 | University of Houston - DowntownTX | $34,421 | $46,994 | — | -4% |
| 162 | University of Louisiana at MonroeLA | $30,184 | $46,982 | $53,833 | -4% |
| 163 | Elmhurst UniversityIL | $33,453 | $46,978 | $58,889 | -4% |
| 164 | Lewis UniversityIL | $28,628 | $46,958 | $59,291 | -4% |
| 165 | University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC | $31,551 | $46,826 | $57,081 | -4% |
| 166 | Minnesota State University MoorheadMN | $31,308 | $46,699 | $57,045 | -4% |
| 167 | University of West GeorgiaGA | $29,934 | $46,679 | $55,509 | -4% |
| 168 | Agnes Scott CollegeGA | $30,978 | $46,663 | $47,939 | -4% |
| 169 | Nicholls State UniversityLA | $30,298 | $46,621 | $47,392 | -4% |
| 170 | Christopher Newport UniversityVA | $26,942 | $46,598 | $57,323 | -4% |
| 171 | University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC | $32,447 | $46,435 | $57,077 | -5% |
| 172 | Winona State UniversityMN | $31,530 | $46,435 | $58,659 | -5% |
| 173 | East Carolina UniversityNC | $31,354 | $46,378 | $58,485 | -5% |
| 174 | Charleston Southern UniversitySC | $31,394 | $46,369 | $52,479 | -5% |
| 175 | State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY | $29,208 | $46,335 | $59,555 | -5% |
| 176 | University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI | $31,703 | $46,314 | $53,718 | -5% |
| 177 | Virginia State UniversityVA | $34,388 | $46,249 | $58,858 | -5% |
| 178 | Ohio UniversityOH | $31,219 | $46,240 | $57,652 | -5% |
| 179 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $34,226 | $46,227 | $52,636 | -5% |
| 180 | University of Minnesota MorrisMN | $31,645 | $46,223 | $53,022 | -5% |
| 181 | University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI | $32,307 | $46,198 | $56,371 | -5% |
| 182 | Norfolk State UniversityVA | $31,668 | $46,131 | $56,106 | -5% |
| 183 | Western Illinois UniversityIL | $31,388 | $46,116 | $54,779 | -5% |
| 184 | Worcester State UniversityMA | $38,509 | $46,093 | — | -5% |
| 185 | University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO | $34,054 | $46,055 | $55,542 | -5% |
| 186 | Kennesaw State UniversityGA | $30,694 | $46,032 | $57,019 | -6% |
| 187 | Bridgewater CollegeVA | $28,868 | $46,024 | $49,095 | -6% |
| 188 | Metropolitan State UniversityMN | $35,700 | $45,999 | $56,473 | -6% |
| 189 | University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI | $31,127 | $45,979 | $54,223 | -6% |
| 190 | Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL | $29,839 | $45,927 | $56,139 | -6% |
| 191 | Utah Tech UniversityUT | $30,626 | $45,912 | — | -6% |
| 192 | Minneapolis College of Art & DesignMN | $29,989 | $45,905 | $60,685 | -6% |
| 193 | SUNY CortlandNY | $27,338 | $45,903 | $61,937 | -6% |
| 194 | Macalester CollegeMN | $31,252 | $45,870 | $67,449 | -6% |
| 195 | Ball State UniversityIN | $32,516 | $45,862 | $56,495 | -6% |
| 196 | Louisiana Tech UniversityLA | $30,613 | $45,840 | $56,563 | -6% |
| 197 | University of Northern IowaIA | $32,843 | $45,821 | $57,785 | -6% |
| 198 | Liberty UniversityVA | $32,279 | $45,805 | $57,159 | -6% |
| 199 | University of Saint FrancisIN | $32,961 | $45,751 | — | -6% |
| 200 | Clayton State UniversityGA | $32,006 | $45,751 | $56,249 | -6% |
| 201 | Snow CollegeUT | $30,775 | $45,751 | — | -6% |
| 202 | Minnesota State University, MankatoMN | $31,142 | $45,720 | $62,354 | -6% |
| 203 | College of CharlestonSC | $30,409 | $45,696 | $58,045 | -6% |
| 204 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $33,733 | $45,543 | $55,442 | -7% |
| 205 | Georgia Southern UniversityGA | $31,981 | $45,457 | $55,430 | -7% |
| 206 | University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL | $32,929 | $45,451 | $55,355 | -7% |
| 207 | Randolph CollegeVA | $27,462 | $45,413 | $54,993 | -7% |
| 208 | College of Saint ScholasticaMN | $35,184 | $45,365 | — | -7% |
| 209 | SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY | $28,240 | $45,300 | — | -7% |
| 210 | University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI | $31,403 | $45,252 | $54,490 | -7% |
| 211 | Albertus Magnus CollegeCT | $34,188 | $45,244 | $60,508 | -7% |
| 212 | University of Alabama at BirminghamAL | $30,281 | $45,222 | $58,787 | -7% |
| 213 | Virginia Union UniversityVA | $35,528 | $45,210 | — | -7% |
| 214 | SUNY College at BrockportNY | $27,837 | $45,168 | $53,401 | -7% |
| 215 | University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI | $28,893 | $45,129 | $56,013 | -7% |
| 216 | Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA | $32,393 | $45,115 | $48,878 | -7% |
| 217 | Concordia UniversityIL | $25,669 | $45,101 | $53,578 | -7% |
| 218 | Valparaiso UniversityIN | $29,296 | $45,075 | — | -7% |
| 219 | Georgia College & State UniversityGA | $27,974 | $45,075 | $51,753 | -7% |
| 220 | State University of New York College at PotsdamNY | $27,927 | $44,915 | $55,027 | -8% |
| 221 | State University of New York at AlbanyNY | $28,670 | $44,806 | $58,084 | -8% |
| 222 | Winthrop UniversitySC | $31,704 | $44,745 | $53,710 | -8% |
| 223 | Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA | $30,125 | $44,688 | $50,311 | -8% |
| 224 | Sul Ross State UniversityTX | $32,324 | $44,669 | $55,935 | -8% |
| 225 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - AbingtonPA | $34,421 | $44,638 | $54,993 | -8% |
| 226 | University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI | $30,391 | $44,611 | $54,955 | -8% |
| 227 | Chicago State UniversityIL | $32,492 | $44,592 | $61,198 | -8% |
| 228 | Adams State UniversityCO | $28,694 | $44,483 | $56,987 | -9% |
| 229 | SUNY at FredoniaNY | $28,356 | $44,474 | $55,888 | -9% |
| 230 | Dakota State UniversitySD | $35,639 | $44,463 | $55,464 | -9% |
| 231 | Mary Baldwin UniversityVA | $30,437 | $44,458 | $46,497 | -9% |
| 232 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY | $29,680 | $44,447 | $55,078 | -9% |
| 233 | University of WyomingWY | $29,744 | $44,398 | $56,017 | -9% |
| 234 | Brigham Young University - IdahoID | $28,735 | $44,398 | $55,111 | -9% |
| 235 | Wheaton CollegeIL | $27,533 | $44,398 | $59,577 | -9% |
| 236 | Averett UniversityVA | $25,504 | $44,398 | $52,031 | -9% |
| 237 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $30,808 | $44,358 | $57,808 | -9% |
| 238 | Hamline UniversityMN | $34,173 | $44,276 | $59,476 | -9% |
| 239 | Cameron UniversityOK | $32,149 | $44,249 | — | -9% |
| 240 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC | $28,095 | $44,229 | $57,891 | -9% |
| 241 | Concordia College - MoorheadMN | $30,495 | $44,102 | $56,877 | -9% |
| 242 | University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC | $31,226 | $44,081 | $55,746 | -10% |
| 243 | Berry CollegeGA | $29,377 | $44,043 | $55,464 | -10% |
| 244 | Western Carolina UniversityNC | $32,621 | $44,039 | $51,537 | -10% |
| 245 | University of North GeorgiaGA | $28,469 | $44,024 | $57,401 | -10% |
| 246 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $30,721 | $44,022 | $52,745 | -10% |
| 247 | Millikin UniversityIL | $29,823 | $43,974 | $56,431 | -10% |
| 248 | Augsburg UniversityMN | $32,264 | $43,934 | $60,342 | -10% |
| 249 | Coastal Carolina UniversitySC | $28,124 | $43,868 | $54,342 | -10% |
| 250 | University of Akron (The)OH | $32,305 | $43,834 | $55,181 | -10% |
| 251 | Hampden Sydney CollegeVA | $32,883 | $43,820 | $69,154 | -10% |
| 252 | Roanoke CollegeVA | $32,445 | $43,820 | $55,893 | -10% |
| 253 | University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI | $31,451 | $43,722 | $52,765 | -10% |
| 254 | Presbyterian CollegeSC | $30,437 | $43,722 | $55,464 | -10% |
| 255 | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC | $29,804 | $43,675 | $51,896 | -10% |
| 256 | Anderson UniversityIN | $29,769 | $43,588 | — | -11% |
| 257 | Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN | $30,510 | $43,570 | $54,404 | -11% |
| 258 | Indiana University - NorthwestIN | $26,154 | $43,539 | — | -11% |
| 259 | University of Northern ColoradoCO | $30,134 | $43,518 | $53,888 | -11% |
| 260 | Black Hills State UniversitySD | $32,088 | $43,425 | $54,382 | -11% |
| 261 | Purdue University Fort WayneIN | $31,522 | $43,420 | $51,841 | -11% |
| 262 | Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO | $29,581 | $43,399 | $48,829 | -11% |
| 263 | Southern Utah UniversityUT | $29,126 | $43,347 | $52,354 | -11% |
| 264 | Indiana State UniversityIN | $30,570 | $43,314 | $50,579 | -11% |
| 265 | University of Maine - FarmingtonME | $26,948 | $43,304 | $49,171 | -11% |
| 266 | Midwestern State UniversityTX | $31,114 | $43,271 | $57,619 | -11% |
| 267 | Spelman CollegeGA | $30,856 | $43,240 | — | -11% |
| 268 | Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN | $30,709 | $43,181 | $54,615 | -11% |
| 269 | Indiana University SoutheastIN | $34,152 | $43,147 | $52,031 | -11% |
| 270 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHI | $30,027 | $43,098 | $58,701 | -12% |
| 271 | Western Oregon UniversityOR | $30,329 | $43,090 | $49,013 | -12% |
| 272 | Rogers State UniversityOK | $31,394 | $43,047 | — | -12% |
| 273 | University of MaineME | $27,518 | $43,047 | $58,574 | -12% |
| 274 | Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA | $29,106 | $42,972 | $52,878 | -12% |
| 275 | Cleveland State UniversityOH | $31,549 | $42,790 | $52,950 | -12% |
| 276 | University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA | $29,167 | $42,776 | $55,870 | -12% |
| 277 | Sweet Briar CollegeVA | $29,557 | $42,677 | $55,307 | -12% |
| 278 | Missouri State UniversityMO | $28,827 | $42,461 | $54,466 | -13% |
| 279 | Northern State UniversitySD | $30,380 | $42,446 | $47,802 | -13% |
| 280 | State University of New York at PlattsburghNY | $29,431 | $42,446 | $53,392 | -13% |
| 281 | Fort Lewis CollegeCO | $28,829 | $42,398 | $51,871 | -13% |
| 282 | Eastern Oregon UniversityOR | $25,924 | $42,346 | $57,576 | -13% |
| 283 | University of Hawaii at HiloHI | $26,580 | $42,273 | $47,119 | -13% |
| 284 | Northwestern State UniversityLA | $26,581 | $42,248 | $51,306 | -13% |
| 285 | University of Southern IndianaIN | $29,758 | $42,181 | $49,801 | -13% |
| 286 | University of IndianapolisIN | $33,141 | $42,146 | — | -13% |
| 287 | Fairmont State UniversityWV | $23,466 | $42,146 | $40,342 | -13% |
| 288 | Central State UniversityOH | $28,969 | $42,110 | $47,119 | -14% |
| 289 | Missouri Southern State UniversityMO | $27,429 | $42,073 | $50,227 | -14% |
| 290 | Valdosta State UniversityGA | $28,503 | $42,058 | $55,363 | -14% |
| 291 | University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI | $27,110 | $42,057 | $49,490 | -14% |
| 292 | University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO | $29,334 | $42,029 | $53,696 | -14% |
| 293 | Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMA | $29,900 | $41,948 | $53,814 | -14% |
| 294 | Limestone UniversitySC | $25,273 | $41,920 | — | -14% |
| 295 | University of Central MissouriMO | $30,669 | $41,918 | $53,022 | -14% |
| 296 | Coker UniversitySC | $23,133 | $41,902 | $53,279 | -14% |
| 297 | Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL | $28,991 | $41,856 | $49,808 | -14% |
| 298 | University of Illinois at SpringfieldIL | $34,141 | $41,844 | $50,402 | -14% |
| 299 | Virginia Intermont CollegeVA | $33,005 | $41,844 | $52,720 | -14% |
| 300 | University of New Orleans (The)LA | $28,555 | $41,768 | $50,050 | -14% |
| 301 | University of ToledoOH | $28,013 | $41,756 | $54,051 | -14% |
| 302 | East Central UniversityOK | $43,047 | $41,695 | — | -14% |
| 303 | Montana State University - NorthernMT | $32,455 | $41,695 | — | -14% |
| 304 | Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL | $30,314 | $41,695 | $52,116 | -14% |
| 305 | University of South DakotaSD | $29,008 | $41,695 | $53,397 | -14% |
| 306 | Western Colorado UniversityCO | $28,687 | $41,695 | $52,636 | -14% |
| 307 | Ferrum CollegeVA | $29,668 | $41,591 | $48,182 | -15% |
| 308 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY | $30,437 | $41,469 | — | -15% |
| 309 | Wright State UniversityOH | $27,805 | $41,443 | $53,612 | -15% |
| 310 | McNeese State UniversityLA | $30,437 | $41,373 | $49,764 | -15% |
| 311 | Bethel UniversityMN | $33,686 | $41,357 | $66,619 | -15% |
| 312 | Lander UniversitySC | $29,305 | $41,349 | $49,525 | -15% |
| 313 | Newberry CollegeSC | $28,137 | $41,326 | $54,051 | -15% |
| 314 | Monmouth CollegeIL | $30,437 | $41,174 | $56,877 | -15% |
| 315 | Columbus State UniversityGA | $27,442 | $41,126 | $48,165 | -16% |
| 316 | Francis Marion UniversitySC | $27,033 | $41,048 | $49,399 | -16% |
| 317 | Southern Oregon UniversityOR | $29,325 | $40,993 | $53,143 | -16% |
| 318 | Colorado State University-PuebloCO | $32,431 | $40,883 | $49,513 | -16% |
| 319 | Benedictine UniversityIL | $26,989 | $40,883 | — | -16% |
| 320 | Piedmont UniversityGA | $25,735 | $40,883 | — | -16% |
| 321 | University of Montana (The)MT | $26,982 | $40,745 | $51,603 | -16% |
| 322 | University of South Carolina UpstateSC | $30,817 | $40,559 | $54,615 | -17% |
| 323 | Marshall UniversityWV | $26,914 | $40,445 | $50,958 | -17% |
| 324 | Concordia University - Saint PaulMN | $36,560 | $40,342 | $52,165 | -17% |
| 325 | Franklin College of IndianaIN | $34,513 | $40,342 | — | -17% |
| 326 | Clark Atlanta UniversityGA | $31,485 | $40,342 | — | -17% |
| 327 | University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC | $29,821 | $40,342 | $47,990 | -17% |
| 328 | Bethany Lutheran CollegeMN | $28,831 | $40,342 | $50,767 | -17% |
| 329 | Shawnee State UniversityOH | $27,075 | $40,342 | $48,747 | -17% |
| 330 | Shenandoah UniversityVA | $27,078 | $40,274 | $54,745 | -17% |
| 331 | University of Southern MaineME | $28,802 | $40,240 | $46,878 | -17% |
| 332 | Youngstown State UniversityOH | $28,103 | $40,107 | $50,189 | -18% |
| 333 | Albany State UniversityGA | $31,660 | $40,093 | $50,007 | -18% |
| 334 | Louisiana State University in ShreveportLA | $30,339 | $40,057 | $49,399 | -18% |
| 335 | Emory & Henry CollegeVA | $26,493 | $40,037 | $48,715 | -18% |
| 336 | Eureka CollegeIL | $30,926 | $39,857 | $54,051 | -18% |
| 337 | Covenant CollegeGA | $27,525 | $39,731 | — | -18% |
| 338 | Converse UniversitySC | $29,730 | $39,713 | $51,223 | -18% |
| 339 | Grambling State UniversityLA | $27,622 | $39,618 | $60,272 | -19% |
| 340 | Fort Valley State UniversityGA | $26,115 | $39,556 | — | -19% |
| 341 | North Carolina Central UniversityNC | $28,304 | $39,470 | $52,860 | -19% |
| 342 | Savannah State UniversityGA | $24,874 | $39,310 | — | -19% |
| 343 | Fayetteville State UniversityNC | $25,237 | $39,272 | $49,171 | -19% |
| 344 | University of South Carolina - AikenSC | $26,282 | $39,196 | $51,040 | -20% |
| 345 | Earlham CollegeIN | $23,482 | $39,196 | — | -20% |
| 346 | Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $33,937 | $38,967 | — | -20% |
| 347 | Hollins UniversityVA | $27,315 | $38,852 | $50,539 | -20% |
| 348 | Missouri Western State UniversityMO | $30,304 | $38,702 | $46,978 | -21% |
| 349 | Claflin UniversitySC | $29,704 | $38,639 | $44,398 | -21% |
| 350 | Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIN | $28,868 | $38,509 | — | -21% |
| 351 | Concord UniversityWV | $26,371 | $38,509 | $47,119 | -21% |
| 352 | University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO | $29,253 | $38,387 | $50,791 | -21% |
| 353 | University of North Carolina AshevilleNC | $26,164 | $37,959 | $51,071 | -22% |
| 354 | Elizabeth City State UniversityNC | $32,082 | $37,935 | $50,725 | -22% |
| 355 | Indiana University - South BendIN | $29,637 | $37,897 | $47,224 | -22% |
| 356 | Augusta UniversityGA | $28,969 | $37,471 | $57,301 | -23% |
| 357 | Winston-Salem State UniversityNC | $28,170 | $37,316 | $48,096 | -23% |
| 358 | Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $30,037 | $37,247 | — | -24% |
| 359 | Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO | $26,173 | $37,242 | $48,066 | -24% |
| 360 | South Carolina State UniversitySC | $26,298 | $37,105 | $43,722 | -24% |
| 361 | Montana State University - BillingsMT | $27,029 | $37,041 | $48,144 | -24% |
| 362 | North Greenville UniversitySC | $27,029 | $37,002 | $69,154 | -24% |
| 363 | Columbia CollegeSC | $27,637 | $36,966 | $49,351 | -24% |
| 364 | Hanover CollegeIN | $29,336 | $36,903 | — | -24% |
| 365 | University of Maine - AugustaME | $28,522 | $36,620 | $44,978 | -25% |
| 366 | Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA | $29,791 | $35,973 | $50,725 | -26% |
| 367 | Southern Virginia UniversityVA | $32,393 | $35,899 | $47,119 | -26% |
| 368 | Grace College and Theological SeminaryIN | $29,520 | $35,274 | — | -28% |
| 369 | Regent UniversityVA | $29,948 | $35,233 | — | -28% |
| 370 | Northeastern State UniversityOK | $30,837 | $34,840 | — | -28% |
| 371 | Aurora UniversityIL | $24,348 | $34,307 | — | -30% |
| 372 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - AltoonaPA | $24,717 | $34,162 | $39,556 | -30% |
| 373 | University of South Carolina BeaufortSC | $27,146 | $34,107 | — | -30% |
| 374 | University of Science & Arts of OklahomaOK | $25,504 | $33,505 | — | -31% |
| 375 | University of Maine at Presque IsleME | $27,814 | $31,905 | $36,491 | -35% |
| 376 | Young Harris CollegeGA | $22,038 | $31,537 | — | -35% |
| 377 | Fairfield UniversityCT | $43,047 | — | — | — |
| 378 | Erskine CollegeSC | $32,198 | — | — | — |
| 379 | University of Maine - MachiasME | $27,814 | — | $40,342 | — |
| 380 | Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGA | $26,989 | — | — | — |
Master's
national median $55,817 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA | $83,907 | $113,931 | $131,379 | +104% |
| 2 | CUNY Lehman CollegeNY | $77,524 | $91,385 | $112,807 | +64% |
| 3 | North Carolina State UniversityNC | $63,651 | $88,921 | $105,955 | +59% |
| 4 | Southern Oregon UniversityOR | $79,531 | $87,528 | $96,679 | +57% |
| 5 | Marymount UniversityVA | $62,662 | $83,557 | — | +50% |
| 6 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $71,809 | $80,018 | $84,853 | +43% |
| 7 | University of Texas at DallasTX | $57,815 | $77,387 | $75,704 | +39% |
| 8 | Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY | $55,464 | $76,393 | $93,187 | +37% |
| 9 | University of Colorado DenverCO | $55,464 | $76,015 | — | +36% |
| 10 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $55,746 | $71,728 | $76,644 | +29% |
| 11 | University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX | $63,874 | $69,418 | $68,098 | +24% |
| 12 | Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA | $58,685 | $69,335 | $85,089 | +24% |
| 13 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY | $50,129 | $69,154 | — | +24% |
| 14 | George Mason UniversityVA | $54,684 | $67,829 | $81,500 | +22% |
| 15 | Wright State UniversityOH | $38,279 | $66,619 | — | +19% |
| 16 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNY | $52,202 | $65,805 | $78,058 | +18% |
| 17 | University of Montana (The)MT | $55,988 | $64,845 | $71,265 | +16% |
| 18 | University of Illinois ChicagoIL | $48,612 | $64,812 | $85,178 | +16% |
| 19 | Lamar UniversityTX | $60,387 | $64,798 | $87,170 | +16% |
| 20 | CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY | $37,689 | $64,452 | $83,054 | +15% |
| 21 | University of UtahUT | $44,511 | $64,402 | — | +15% |
| 22 | State University of New York at New PaltzNY | $48,249 | $63,985 | $69,584 | +15% |
| 23 | University of Texas at El PasoTX | $54,993 | $63,769 | $60,837 | +14% |
| 24 | Clemson UniversitySC | $46,891 | $63,411 | $68,702 | +14% |
| 25 | Purdue UniversityIN | $41,591 | $63,105 | $72,585 | +13% |
| 26 | Georgia Southern UniversityGA | $48,682 | $62,818 | $72,204 | +13% |
| 27 | City College of New York - CUNYNY | $44,024 | $62,590 | $72,204 | +12% |
| 28 | University of Minnesota DuluthMN | $41,019 | $62,158 | — | +11% |
| 29 | Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN | $50,676 | $61,926 | $75,158 | +11% |
| 30 | Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA | $47,901 | $61,827 | — | +11% |
| 31 | University of MaineME | $46,435 | $61,827 | — | +11% |
| 32 | Adams State UniversityCO | $55,261 | $61,703 | — | +11% |
| 33 | Texas A&M University - CommerceTX | $62,322 | $61,630 | $69,154 | +10% |
| 34 | Texas Woman's UniversityTX | $46,698 | $61,588 | $69,566 | +10% |
| 35 | CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY | $44,268 | $61,181 | $78,335 | +10% |
| 36 | University of Texas at ArlingtonTX | $43,722 | $61,167 | — | +10% |
| 37 | West Texas A&M UniversityTX | $56,877 | $61,121 | $67,042 | +10% |
| 38 | Minneapolis College of Art & DesignMN | $45,365 | $60,927 | $69,727 | +9% |
| 39 | Texas State UniversityTX | $45,989 | $60,917 | $65,848 | +9% |
| 40 | University of Northern ColoradoCO | $50,710 | $60,527 | $66,546 | +8% |
| 41 | Norfolk State UniversityVA | $52,793 | $60,404 | $77,901 | +8% |
| 42 | Hollins UniversityVA | $46,845 | $60,021 | $68,626 | +8% |
| 43 | University of Central MissouriMO | $50,018 | $59,982 | $65,986 | +7% |
| 44 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $50,539 | $59,848 | $76,958 | +7% |
| 45 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $44,398 | $59,560 | $72,472 | +7% |
| 46 | Colorado State UniversityCO | $51,703 | $59,540 | $65,743 | +7% |
| 47 | SUNY at FredoniaNY | $39,793 | $59,353 | $65,986 | +6% |
| 48 | Shenandoah UniversityVA | $43,784 | $59,253 | $63,610 | +6% |
| 49 | Northwestern State UniversityLA | $50,007 | $59,162 | $65,986 | +6% |
| 50 | Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX | $50,919 | $59,140 | $66,213 | +6% |
| 51 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA | $46,663 | $59,105 | — | +6% |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech UniversityLA | $45,751 | $58,858 | — | +5% |
| 53 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA | $42,528 | $58,810 | $67,715 | +5% |
| 54 | SUNY College at PurchaseNY | $37,333 | $58,734 | $68,321 | +5% |
| 55 | Georgia State UniversityGA | $44,828 | $58,645 | $63,826 | +5% |
| 56 | Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX | $43,047 | $58,609 | — | +5% |
| 57 | CUNY Queens CollegeNY | $42,641 | $58,574 | $69,946 | +5% |
| 58 | James Madison UniversityVA | $52,165 | $58,547 | $70,298 | +5% |
| 59 | Northern Illinois UniversityIL | $44,398 | $58,433 | $66,850 | +5% |
| 60 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $42,054 | $58,411 | $67,708 | +5% |
| 61 | Northern Arizona UniversityAZ | $52,920 | $58,363 | — | +5% |
| 62 | Winthrop UniversitySC | $50,197 | $58,227 | $65,986 | +4% |
| 63 | Youngstown State UniversityOH | $44,398 | $58,227 | $67,887 | +4% |
| 64 | University of HoustonTX | $46,119 | $57,760 | $66,580 | +3% |
| 65 | University of VirginiaVA | $34,840 | $57,248 | $64,930 | +3% |
| 66 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $39,812 | $57,214 | $66,284 | +3% |
| 67 | Western Illinois UniversityIL | $44,206 | $56,877 | $66,474 | +2% |
| 68 | University of Saint ThomasMN | $39,655 | $56,877 | — | +2% |
| 69 | State University of New York at BuffaloNY | $36,885 | $56,877 | $67,948 | +2% |
| 70 | University of HartfordCT | $36,412 | $56,877 | — | +2% |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI | $39,655 | $56,406 | $65,081 | +1% |
| 72 | University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC | $41,334 | $56,339 | $66,262 | +1% |
| 73 | University of IowaIA | $35,980 | $55,964 | $63,676 | 0% |
| 74 | University of North TexasTX | $39,913 | $55,954 | $66,562 | 0% |
| 75 | University of South DakotaSD | $45,751 | $55,836 | $64,578 | 0% |
| 76 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $39,153 | $55,817 | $60,696 | 0% |
| 77 | East Carolina UniversityNC | $39,262 | $55,770 | $59,476 | 0% |
| 78 | University of Texas at AustinTX | $39,724 | $55,766 | $67,114 | 0% |
| 79 | Ohio UniversityOH | $41,220 | $55,680 | $67,746 | 0% |
| 80 | University of OklahomaOK | $34,173 | $55,573 | — | 0% |
| 81 | Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $47,270 | $55,464 | — | -1% |
| 82 | Cleveland State UniversityOH | $42,878 | $55,464 | $78,529 | -1% |
| 83 | Truman State UniversityMO | $35,298 | $55,464 | — | -1% |
| 84 | University of Texas at San AntonioTX | $42,776 | $55,380 | $62,818 | -1% |
| 85 | University of New Orleans (The)LA | $40,784 | $55,350 | $63,159 | -1% |
| 86 | Marshall UniversityWV | $51,789 | $55,335 | $63,610 | -1% |
| 87 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL | $39,176 | $55,261 | $64,812 | -1% |
| 88 | University of CincinnatiOH | $38,177 | $55,209 | $68,521 | -1% |
| 89 | Ball State UniversityIN | $44,087 | $55,060 | $65,800 | -1% |
| 90 | State University of New York College at PotsdamNY | $50,676 | $54,993 | — | -1% |
| 91 | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA | $38,172 | $54,843 | $62,206 | -2% |
| 92 | SUNY College at BrockportNY | $39,425 | $54,757 | — | -2% |
| 93 | Missouri State UniversityMO | $48,076 | $54,208 | $61,737 | -3% |
| 94 | Eastern Illinois UniversityIL | $58,133 | $54,051 | $67,570 | -3% |
| 95 | University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA | $41,695 | $54,051 | — | -3% |
| 96 | Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA | $40,883 | $54,051 | $59,848 | -3% |
| 97 | Illinois State UniversityIL | $40,342 | $54,051 | $64,057 | -3% |
| 98 | University of ConnecticutCT | $39,593 | $54,051 | — | -3% |
| 99 | University of Akron (The)OH | $36,161 | $53,735 | $60,442 | -4% |
| 100 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $37,592 | $53,578 | $65,986 | -4% |
| 101 | Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX | $59,105 | $53,485 | — | -4% |
| 102 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $36,249 | $53,444 | $65,986 | -4% |
| 103 | University of OregonOR | $35,444 | $53,397 | $62,818 | -4% |
| 104 | University of GeorgiaGA | $36,789 | $53,343 | $65,558 | -4% |
| 105 | West Virginia UniversityWV | $39,462 | $53,167 | $64,085 | -5% |
| 106 | University of AlabamaAL | $38,348 | $53,088 | $61,104 | -5% |
| 107 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $36,455 | $52,989 | $62,548 | -5% |
| 108 | Utah State UniversityUT | $49,171 | $52,920 | — | -5% |
| 109 | Indiana State UniversityIN | $44,173 | $52,920 | $62,075 | -5% |
| 110 | Indiana University - BloomingtonIN | $38,243 | $52,910 | $66,619 | -5% |
| 111 | University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC | $38,759 | $52,891 | $63,610 | -5% |
| 112 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $36,412 | $52,872 | $60,837 | -5% |
| 113 | Kent State UniversityOH | $36,847 | $52,839 | $62,688 | -5% |
| 114 | Minnesota State University, MankatoMN | $48,487 | $52,793 | $66,514 | -5% |
| 115 | State University of New York at AlbanyNY | $34,351 | $52,508 | $64,226 | -6% |
| 116 | College of Staten Island/CUNYNY | $62,818 | $52,435 | $65,986 | -6% |
| 117 | University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI | $40,763 | $52,422 | $65,003 | -6% |
| 118 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHI | $39,741 | $52,107 | $70,227 | -7% |
| 119 | DePaul UniversityIL | $35,553 | $51,875 | $65,723 | -7% |
| 120 | University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA | $48,829 | $51,789 | $59,635 | -7% |
| 121 | Regent UniversityVA | $41,863 | $51,789 | $64,280 | -7% |
| 122 | Binghamton UniversityNY | $43,047 | $51,694 | $63,874 | -7% |
| 123 | Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL | $38,443 | $51,537 | $62,474 | -8% |
| 124 | State University of New York at Stony BrookNY | $32,842 | $51,223 | $69,558 | -8% |
| 125 | University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC | $38,967 | $51,062 | $64,718 | -9% |
| 126 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $38,509 | $51,062 | — | -9% |
| 127 | University of MichiganMI | $33,861 | $50,919 | $67,948 | -9% |
| 128 | Radford UniversityVA | $41,615 | $50,725 | $51,789 | -9% |
| 129 | University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC | $39,100 | $50,676 | $66,184 | -9% |
| 130 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $38,311 | $50,390 | $58,956 | -10% |
| 131 | Miami UniversityOH | $32,017 | $49,308 | $61,085 | -12% |
| 132 | Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL | $38,814 | $49,233 | $58,998 | -12% |
| 133 | University of Northern IowaIA | $40,834 | $49,095 | $58,363 | -12% |
| 134 | Appalachian State UniversityNC | $43,047 | $48,829 | $63,874 | -13% |
| 135 | University of Colorado BoulderCO | $32,897 | $48,276 | $61,630 | -14% |
| 136 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $39,556 | $48,144 | — | -14% |
| 137 | Portland State UniversityOR | $36,950 | $47,574 | $60,342 | -15% |
| 138 | University of ToledoOH | $62,818 | $47,119 | — | -16% |
| 139 | Western Connecticut State UniversityCT | $38,967 | $46,663 | $45,751 | -16% |
| 140 | University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO | $36,522 | $46,186 | $56,390 | -17% |
| 141 | Western Carolina UniversityNC | $34,351 | $45,210 | $57,619 | -19% |
| 142 | Mary Baldwin UniversityVA | $29,369 | $38,967 | $52,636 | -30% |
| 143 | CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY | $64,402 | — | — | — |
| 144 | University of West GeorgiaGA | $61,827 | — | — | — |
| 145 | Northern State UniversitySD | $58,956 | — | — | — |
| 146 | Central Connecticut State UniversityCT | $57,867 | — | — | — |
| 147 | Liberty UniversityVA | $57,867 | — | — | — |
| 148 | Southern Utah UniversityUT | $51,223 | — | — | — |
| 149 | University of Louisiana at MonroeLA | $50,441 | — | — | — |
| 150 | Texas A&M UniversityTX | $47,315 | — | — | — |
| 151 | University of Massachusetts at BostonMA | $45,300 | — | — | — |
| 152 | Columbus State UniversityGA | $44,129 | — | — | — |
| 153 | University of Southern MaineME | $43,722 | — | — | — |
| 154 | Sacred Heart UniversityCT | $36,215 | — | — | — |
| 155 | Butler UniversityIN | $32,883 | — | — | — |
| 156 | Valdosta State UniversityGA | $31,905 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $40,342 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA | $31,905 | $64,138 | — | +59% |
| 2 | Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN | $34,473 | $59,848 | — | +48% |
| 3 | Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY | $33,525 | $59,346 | $78,610 | +47% |
| 4 | Dallas CollegeTX | $41,887 | $57,619 | $65,590 | +43% |
| 5 | Indiana University - BloomingtonIN | $37,198 | $56,170 | $61,969 | +39% |
| 6 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $35,184 | $56,170 | — | +39% |
| 7 | Brookhaven CollegeTX | $41,079 | $54,306 | $54,051 | +35% |
| 8 | New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY | $30,304 | $53,258 | $68,604 | +32% |
| 9 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $34,473 | $50,227 | $46,298 | +25% |
| 10 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $37,330 | $49,855 | — | +24% |
| 11 | Norwalk Community CollegeCT | $32,720 | $49,513 | $61,827 | +23% |
| 12 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $36,154 | $48,822 | $57,584 | +21% |
| 13 | Triton CollegeIL | $36,322 | $48,658 | $50,919 | +21% |
| 14 | Community College of DenverCO | $39,655 | $48,487 | — | +20% |
| 15 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $35,263 | $47,718 | $57,208 | +18% |
| 16 | Odessa CollegeTX | $31,387 | $47,705 | $54,993 | +18% |
| 17 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $33,772 | $47,574 | $59,957 | +18% |
| 18 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $33,652 | $47,119 | — | +17% |
| 19 | Lamar State College - Port ArthurTX | $25,937 | $47,119 | — | +17% |
| 20 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $36,674 | $46,924 | $54,898 | +16% |
| 21 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $29,948 | $46,845 | $67,042 | +16% |
| 22 | Arapahoe Community CollegeCO | $37,935 | $46,602 | $53,460 | +16% |
| 23 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $32,141 | $46,555 | $57,891 | +15% |
| 24 | Collin County Community College DistrictTX | $32,601 | $46,359 | $54,563 | +15% |
| 25 | Blinn CollegeTX | $37,285 | $45,979 | — | +14% |
| 26 | Grayson CollegeTX | $27,903 | $45,751 | $49,855 | +13% |
| 27 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $31,513 | $45,571 | $54,857 | +13% |
| 28 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $31,394 | $45,525 | $50,676 | +13% |
| 29 | Middlesex Community CollegeMA | $34,656 | $44,978 | — | +11% |
| 30 | Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeVA | $23,425 | $44,737 | $54,757 | +11% |
| 31 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - OkmulgeeOK | $27,843 | $44,249 | — | +10% |
| 32 | Nassau Community CollegeNY | $30,211 | $44,230 | $60,857 | +10% |
| 33 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $30,367 | $44,206 | $53,485 | +10% |
| 34 | Kilgore CollegeTX | $29,055 | $43,753 | $55,464 | +8% |
| 35 | Housatonic Community CollegeCT | $29,904 | $43,699 | $47,856 | +8% |
| 36 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $34,546 | $43,216 | $53,279 | +7% |
| 37 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $27,394 | $43,047 | — | +7% |
| 38 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $33,398 | $42,934 | $53,343 | +6% |
| 39 | College Of DuPageIL | $35,715 | $42,904 | $57,805 | +6% |
| 40 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $37,132 | $42,897 | $52,387 | +6% |
| 41 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $32,149 | $42,822 | $61,332 | +6% |
| 42 | Saint Philip's CollegeTX | $36,903 | $42,709 | — | +6% |
| 43 | Northern Essex Community CollegeMA | $26,436 | $42,686 | — | +6% |
| 44 | Heartland Community CollegeIL | $37,935 | $42,660 | — | +6% |
| 45 | Century CollegeMN | $32,659 | $42,660 | $64,718 | +6% |
| 46 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $28,704 | $42,646 | $57,781 | +6% |
| 47 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $35,424 | $42,527 | $48,487 | +5% |
| 48 | Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL | $34,421 | $42,505 | — | +5% |
| 49 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $33,819 | $42,371 | $55,307 | +5% |
| 50 | Community College of AuroraCO | $31,214 | $42,371 | $55,464 | +5% |
| 51 | Massasoit Community CollegeMA | $30,437 | $42,235 | — | +5% |
| 52 | Manchester Community CollegeCT | $30,374 | $42,196 | $52,636 | +5% |
| 53 | Empire State UniversityNY | $35,298 | $42,146 | $55,935 | +4% |
| 54 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $28,722 | $42,146 | — | +4% |
| 55 | Suffolk County Community CollegeNY | $27,769 | $41,768 | $56,119 | +4% |
| 56 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN | $28,644 | $41,624 | $44,129 | +3% |
| 57 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $30,647 | $41,605 | — | +3% |
| 58 | CUNY Bronx Community CollegeNY | $28,119 | $41,525 | $57,090 | +3% |
| 59 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $32,832 | $41,393 | $50,441 | +3% |
| 60 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $30,048 | $41,379 | $50,412 | +3% |
| 61 | Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA | $28,777 | $41,154 | — | +2% |
| 62 | SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY | $28,479 | $41,093 | $51,576 | +2% |
| 63 | Middlesex Community CollegeCT | $28,777 | $41,079 | $52,920 | +2% |
| 64 | Virginia Western Community CollegeVA | $32,357 | $41,019 | $57,867 | +2% |
| 65 | Purdue University Fort WayneIN | $31,485 | $41,019 | $47,346 | +2% |
| 66 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN | $30,023 | $40,994 | $44,521 | +2% |
| 67 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $31,905 | $40,729 | $47,119 | +1% |
| 68 | North Shore Community CollegeMA | $33,485 | $40,342 | — | 0% |
| 69 | Queensborough Community College-CUNYNY | $26,506 | $40,342 | $51,223 | 0% |
| 70 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $32,034 | $40,300 | $46,870 | 0% |
| 71 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $31,109 | $40,159 | $47,119 | 0% |
| 72 | Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA | $26,699 | $40,037 | — | -1% |
| 73 | Central Lakes CollegeMN | $25,691 | $40,037 | $45,300 | -1% |
| 74 | Metropolitan Community CollegeMO | $30,978 | $40,018 | $40,342 | -1% |
| 75 | North Hennepin Community CollegeMN | $27,542 | $40,018 | $50,311 | -1% |
| 76 | Angelina CollegeTX | $27,875 | $39,998 | $38,141 | -1% |
| 77 | CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY | $28,282 | $39,929 | $54,051 | -1% |
| 78 | Cedar Valley CollegeTX | $33,034 | $39,884 | $72,585 | -1% |
| 79 | Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK | $28,969 | $39,884 | — | -1% |
| 80 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $30,462 | $39,758 | $54,679 | -1% |
| 81 | Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeMN | $32,182 | $39,688 | $43,164 | -2% |
| 82 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $30,595 | $39,682 | $48,213 | -2% |
| 83 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $27,823 | $39,670 | $50,007 | -2% |
| 84 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $31,317 | $39,655 | $51,694 | -2% |
| 85 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY | $23,078 | $39,655 | $53,647 | -2% |
| 86 | Alvin Community CollegeTX | $22,285 | $39,609 | $54,051 | -2% |
| 87 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $31,274 | $39,596 | $47,233 | -2% |
| 88 | Oakton CollegeIL | $43,497 | $39,556 | — | -2% |
| 89 | Honolulu Community CollegeHI | $29,116 | $39,556 | — | -2% |
| 90 | Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty CollegesNY | $24,059 | $39,482 | $50,197 | -2% |
| 91 | Tunxis Community CollegeCT | $30,437 | $39,449 | $54,679 | -2% |
| 92 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $24,211 | $39,222 | $45,210 | -3% |
| 93 | Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR | $32,582 | $39,216 | — | -3% |
| 94 | Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT | $28,497 | $39,196 | $60,590 | -3% |
| 95 | South Plains CollegeTX | $26,053 | $39,143 | $50,767 | -3% |
| 96 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $29,791 | $38,967 | $43,047 | -3% |
| 97 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $29,587 | $38,967 | $54,051 | -3% |
| 98 | University of CincinnatiOH | $28,463 | $38,967 | $65,194 | -3% |
| 99 | Western Wyoming Community CollegeWY | $23,567 | $38,967 | $41,544 | -3% |
| 100 | Colorado Mountain CollegeCO | $27,954 | $38,738 | $47,939 | -4% |
| 101 | Casper CollegeWY | $28,841 | $38,677 | $46,480 | -4% |
| 102 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN | $31,777 | $38,668 | $45,365 | -4% |
| 103 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $27,410 | $38,605 | $44,849 | -4% |
| 104 | Northern Oklahoma CollegeOK | $25,818 | $38,573 | — | -4% |
| 105 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $27,185 | $38,562 | $51,576 | -4% |
| 106 | Chemeketa Community CollegeOR | $32,492 | $38,509 | $51,223 | -5% |
| 107 | Parkland CollegeIL | $33,372 | $38,450 | $51,929 | -5% |
| 108 | Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeMN | $29,315 | $38,341 | $55,746 | -5% |
| 109 | Northwest State Community CollegeOH | $25,937 | $38,279 | $49,399 | -5% |
| 110 | Ulster County Community CollegeNY | $25,504 | $38,255 | $49,035 | -5% |
| 111 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $25,883 | $38,238 | $48,403 | -5% |
| 112 | Cape Cod Community CollegeMA | $26,371 | $38,226 | — | -5% |
| 113 | Normandale Community CollegeMN | $28,319 | $38,141 | — | -5% |
| 114 | Bristol Community CollegeMA | $25,203 | $38,050 | — | -6% |
| 115 | Great Falls College Montana State UniversityMT | $29,587 | $37,984 | $42,273 | -6% |
| 116 | Dutchess Community CollegeNY | $26,188 | $37,984 | $50,159 | -6% |
| 117 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $31,431 | $37,935 | — | -6% |
| 118 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $20,776 | $37,935 | — | -6% |
| 119 | Rockland Community CollegeNY | $27,552 | $37,897 | $48,943 | -6% |
| 120 | Kingsborough Community College/CUNYNY | $26,393 | $37,841 | $56,473 | -6% |
| 121 | Snow CollegeUT | $23,937 | $37,736 | — | -6% |
| 122 | Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $25,043 | $37,487 | $48,339 | -7% |
| 123 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $26,274 | $37,379 | — | -7% |
| 124 | Delgado Community CollegeLA | $29,657 | $37,374 | $45,466 | -7% |
| 125 | Quinebaug Valley Community CollegeCT | $30,351 | $37,341 | $52,479 | -7% |
| 126 | Gateway Community CollegeCT | $26,274 | $37,316 | — | -7% |
| 127 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN | $26,226 | $37,179 | $56,877 | -8% |
| 128 | Onondaga Community CollegeNY | $27,471 | $37,109 | $48,805 | -8% |
| 129 | Orange County Community CollegeNY | $32,883 | $37,041 | — | -8% |
| 130 | Hawkeye Community CollegeIA | $27,795 | $36,985 | $44,704 | -8% |
| 131 | Terra State Community CollegeOH | $30,696 | $36,980 | $36,091 | -8% |
| 132 | Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $31,371 | $36,903 | $43,433 | -9% |
| 133 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $30,608 | $36,903 | $43,588 | -9% |
| 134 | Holyoke Community CollegeMA | $25,687 | $36,903 | — | -9% |
| 135 | Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL | $24,348 | $36,903 | — | -9% |
| 136 | Vincennes UniversityIN | $27,438 | $36,776 | $43,670 | -9% |
| 137 | Navarro CollegeTX | $26,226 | $36,722 | $38,050 | -9% |
| 138 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7IN | $31,138 | $36,674 | $42,822 | -9% |
| 139 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA | $27,360 | $36,591 | $36,215 | -9% |
| 140 | SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeNY | $24,118 | $36,560 | $46,845 | -9% |
| 141 | Owens Community CollegeOH | $28,969 | $36,444 | $45,334 | -10% |
| 142 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $26,934 | $36,368 | $44,141 | -10% |
| 143 | Tyler Junior CollegeTX | $25,351 | $36,368 | $47,666 | -10% |
| 144 | Clark State CollegeOH | $30,437 | $36,322 | $45,149 | -10% |
| 145 | Tulsa Community CollegeOK | $26,471 | $36,215 | — | -10% |
| 146 | SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY | $20,189 | $36,043 | — | -11% |
| 147 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA | $27,237 | $35,940 | $59,848 | -11% |
| 148 | Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $21,648 | $35,899 | — | -11% |
| 149 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY | $26,890 | $35,853 | $52,165 | -11% |
| 150 | Hocking Technical CollegeOH | $24,605 | $35,757 | $36,674 | -11% |
| 151 | Northwest CollegeWY | $27,119 | $35,742 | $44,165 | -11% |
| 152 | Schenectady County Community CollegeNY | $28,825 | $35,709 | $48,715 | -11% |
| 153 | Central Virginia Community CollegeVA | $26,082 | $35,528 | — | -12% |
| 154 | Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIA | $24,493 | $35,495 | $40,834 | -12% |
| 155 | Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL | $24,409 | $35,474 | — | -12% |
| 156 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN | $28,736 | $35,253 | $41,405 | -13% |
| 157 | East Central CollegeMO | $24,266 | $35,233 | $47,574 | -13% |
| 158 | Central Texas College DistrictTX | $22,038 | $35,145 | — | -13% |
| 159 | Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $27,814 | $34,840 | $44,398 | -14% |
| 160 | Northwest Vista CollegeTX | $25,435 | $34,735 | $52,920 | -14% |
| 161 | Genesee Community CollegeNY | $25,707 | $34,637 | $47,939 | -14% |
| 162 | Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY | $21,691 | $34,573 | $58,363 | -14% |
| 163 | Temple CollegeTX | $27,078 | $34,473 | — | -15% |
| 164 | Northwestern Connecticut Community CollegeCT | $25,504 | $34,322 | $49,513 | -15% |
| 165 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $22,773 | $34,136 | $49,399 | -15% |
| 166 | South Texas CollegeTX | $23,638 | $34,107 | $53,107 | -15% |
| 167 | Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY | $22,731 | $34,040 | $48,030 | -16% |
| 168 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $21,909 | $33,960 | $44,539 | -16% |
| 169 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $27,305 | $33,861 | $44,398 | -16% |
| 170 | Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC | $25,907 | $33,604 | $45,075 | -17% |
| 171 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $28,549 | $33,372 | $45,480 | -17% |
| 172 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN | $26,523 | $33,372 | $43,948 | -17% |
| 173 | McLennan Community CollegeTX | $22,551 | $33,209 | $46,571 | -18% |
| 174 | Edison State Community CollegeOH | $29,296 | $33,128 | $41,244 | -18% |
| 175 | Laramie County Community CollegeWY | $28,805 | $33,078 | — | -18% |
| 176 | Del Mar CollegeTX | $23,353 | $32,883 | $45,075 | -18% |
| 177 | Lee CollegeTX | $38,377 | $32,807 | $46,298 | -19% |
| 178 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $23,771 | $32,743 | — | -19% |
| 179 | Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $23,319 | $32,540 | $45,365 | -19% |
| 180 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $37,592 | $32,393 | — | -20% |
| 181 | Jamestown Community CollegeNY | $19,255 | $32,305 | $45,751 | -20% |
| 182 | University of Maine - AugustaME | $27,237 | $32,172 | $38,623 | -20% |
| 183 | Cayuga Community CollegeNY | $26,764 | $31,452 | $40,342 | -22% |
| 184 | Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $24,348 | $31,275 | — | -22% |
| 185 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $26,659 | $31,171 | — | -23% |
| 186 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $24,637 | $29,673 | $35,872 | -26% |
| 187 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $22,385 | $29,195 | $40,883 | -28% |
| 188 | Central Wyoming CollegeWY | $30,534 | $28,969 | $39,072 | -28% |
| 189 | Palo Alto CollegeTX | $24,672 | $27,370 | $39,998 | -32% |
| 190 | Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX | $67,042 | — | — | — |
| 191 | Midland CollegeTX | $61,703 | — | — | — |
| 192 | College of Lake CountyIL | $48,030 | — | — | — |
| 193 | Weber State UniversityUT | $41,115 | — | — | — |
| 194 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $38,509 | — | — | — |
| 195 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $32,492 | — | — | — |
| 196 | John Wood Community CollegeIL | $31,066 | — | — | — |
| 197 | International Business College - Indianapolis CampusIN | $29,948 | — | — | — |
| 198 | Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeWV | $28,474 | — | — | — |
| 199 | North Lake CollegeTX | $28,392 | — | — | — |
| 200 | Wright State UniversityOH | $27,637 | — | — | — |
| 201 | Rose State CollegeOK | $26,989 | — | — | — |
| 202 | John A. Logan CollegeIL | $26,948 | — | — | — |
| 203 | Stark State CollegeOH | $26,852 | — | — | — |
| 204 | Three Rivers Community CollegeCT | $26,303 | — | — | — |
| 205 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $25,920 | — | — | — |
| 206 | Hostos Community College of the City University of New YorkNY | $24,874 | — | — | — |
| 207 | Mount Wachusett Community CollegeMA | $22,038 | — | — | — |
| 208 | Saint Charles Community CollegeMO | $21,257 | — | — | — |
Doctoral (Research)
national median $68,571 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio UniversityOH | $54,993 | $78,529 | — | +15% |
| 2 | CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY | $63,346 | $78,398 | $89,605 | +14% |
| 3 | University of OklahomaOK | $54,051 | $75,158 | — | +10% |
| 4 | University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC | $60,118 | $73,728 | $96,791 | +8% |
| 5 | University of Northern ColoradoCO | $63,769 | $73,365 | $79,100 | +7% |
| 6 | University of CincinnatiOH | $61,769 | $72,871 | $76,770 | +6% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $62,818 | $72,585 | — | +6% |
| 8 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $61,245 | $72,585 | $81,295 | +6% |
| 9 | Indiana University - BloomingtonIN | $58,753 | $71,136 | $83,952 | +4% |
| 10 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA | $56,877 | $71,115 | — | +4% |
| 11 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $54,881 | $70,108 | $81,295 | +2% |
| 12 | University of MichiganMI | $56,533 | $69,710 | $79,113 | +2% |
| 13 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $60,837 | $69,441 | $77,631 | +1% |
| 14 | University of Texas at AustinTX | $58,202 | $69,096 | $77,306 | +1% |
| 15 | University of GeorgiaGA | $53,814 | $68,838 | $75,281 | 0% |
| 16 | University of North TexasTX | $58,725 | $68,571 | $78,788 | 0% |
| 17 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $61,233 | $68,495 | $78,529 | 0% |
| 18 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $58,197 | $68,424 | $73,641 | 0% |
| 19 | University of VirginiaVA | $63,970 | $68,098 | — | -1% |
| 20 | University of IowaIA | $52,737 | $67,520 | $78,072 | -2% |
| 21 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL | $54,757 | $67,343 | $77,044 | -2% |
| 22 | University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC | $54,051 | $66,779 | $73,728 | -3% |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $48,130 | $66,646 | $73,392 | -3% |
| 24 | West Virginia UniversityWV | $54,993 | $65,353 | $73,728 | -5% |
| 25 | University of Colorado BoulderCO | $52,636 | $64,560 | $74,144 | -6% |
| 26 | University of HoustonTX | $50,676 | $64,005 | $74,729 | -7% |
| 27 | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA | $54,938 | $63,832 | $71,805 | -7% |
| 28 | University of UtahUT | $39,655 | $63,610 | — | -7% |
| 29 | University of AlabamaAL | $48,487 | $62,818 | $72,585 | -8% |
| 30 | University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC | $44,129 | $62,590 | $68,203 | -9% |
| 31 | University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO | $47,901 | $62,224 | $72,156 | -9% |
| 32 | Ball State UniversityIN | $48,487 | $61,218 | — | -11% |
| 33 | University of OregonOR | $44,398 | $58,956 | $71,212 | -14% |
| 34 | State University of New York at Stony BrookNY | $42,033 | $57,726 | $70,870 | -16% |
| 35 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $43,047 | $54,051 | — | -21% |
| 36 | Kent State UniversityOH | $65,986 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Shenandoah UniversityVA | $64,005 | — | — | — |
| 38 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $63,874 | — | — | — |
| 39 | George Mason UniversityVA | $56,877 | — | — | — |
| 40 | University of ConnecticutCT | $42,033 | — | — | — |
Doctoral (Professional)
national median $65,634 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $45,751 | $66,619 | — | +2% |
| 2 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $47,119 | $65,634 | — | 0% |
| 3 | University of CincinnatiOH | $48,908 | $64,280 | $71,298 | -2% |
| 4 | University of HartfordCT | $34,840 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $42,570 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA | $64,402 | $78,843 | — | +85% |
| 2 | Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY | $53,767 | $70,365 | $90,582 | +65% |
| 3 | Century CollegeMN | $41,424 | $55,935 | $63,451 | +31% |
| 4 | Arapahoe Community CollegeCO | $42,273 | $54,993 | — | +29% |
| 5 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $39,425 | $54,757 | — | +29% |
| 6 | University of CincinnatiOH | $32,883 | $53,343 | — | +25% |
| 7 | SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY | $43,047 | $51,223 | $48,487 | +20% |
| 8 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $40,342 | $50,676 | — | +19% |
| 9 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $40,067 | $48,213 | $45,365 | +13% |
| 10 | College Of DuPageIL | $31,905 | $46,298 | $57,867 | +9% |
| 11 | Saint Louis Community CollegeMO | $37,958 | $45,751 | $56,312 | +7% |
| 12 | Tunxis Community CollegeCT | $26,764 | $44,669 | $49,035 | +5% |
| 13 | South Dakota State UniversitySD | $34,693 | $44,398 | — | +4% |
| 14 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $31,905 | $43,820 | — | +3% |
| 15 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $30,660 | $42,570 | $55,621 | 0% |
| 16 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN | $29,141 | $38,967 | — | -8% |
| 17 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $28,868 | $38,460 | $49,399 | -10% |
| 18 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $32,393 | $37,935 | — | -11% |
| 19 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN | $27,693 | $37,935 | — | -11% |
| 20 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $27,377 | $37,592 | — | -12% |
| 21 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $25,118 | $37,592 | — | -12% |
| 22 | Germanna Community CollegeVA | $40,342 | $32,883 | — | -23% |
| 23 | Community College of AuroraCO | $35,452 | $32,883 | $60,590 | -23% |
| 24 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $25,223 | $32,768 | $43,047 | -23% |
| 25 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $31,317 | $32,557 | $43,588 | -24% |
| 26 | Schenectady County Community CollegeNY | $25,256 | $31,637 | $48,096 | -26% |
| 27 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN | $27,515 | $31,611 | — | -26% |
| 28 | Northwest CollegeWY | $25,256 | $30,600 | $44,398 | -28% |
| 29 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA | $24,348 | $30,143 | — | -29% |
| 30 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $25,009 | $28,969 | — | -32% |
| 31 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA | $28,584 | $28,319 | — | -33% |
| 32 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $57,991 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $41,019 | — | — | — |
| 34 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $40,342 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $39,242 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Clark State CollegeOH | $37,592 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Community College of DenverCO | $37,316 | — | — | — |
| 38 | University of OregonOR | $36,674 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Black Hills State UniversitySD | $31,905 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $29,704 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Lorain County Community CollegeOH | $29,296 | — | — | — |
| 42 | Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK | $26,587 | — | — | — |
| 43 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN | $26,571 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN | $24,984 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $41,244 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $27,950 | $70,012 | — | +70% |
| 2 | University of GeorgiaGA | $41,308 | $65,986 | — | +60% |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $34,169 | $55,228 | — | +34% |
| 4 | Kennesaw State UniversityGA | $30,647 | $54,051 | — | +31% |
| 5 | North Lake CollegeTX | $38,050 | $51,929 | — | +26% |
| 6 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $28,247 | $50,676 | $44,206 | +23% |
| 7 | Arapahoe Community CollegeCO | $42,371 | $48,144 | — | +17% |
| 8 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $28,507 | $47,574 | — | +15% |
| 9 | College Of DuPageIL | $31,340 | $47,502 | $64,930 | +15% |
| 10 | Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT | $29,769 | $47,243 | — | +15% |
| 11 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $32,883 | $46,663 | — | +13% |
| 12 | Brookhaven CollegeTX | $35,840 | $46,055 | $58,858 | +12% |
| 13 | Collin County Community College DistrictTX | $33,401 | $44,276 | $57,372 | +7% |
| 14 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $31,799 | $44,087 | $50,676 | +7% |
| 15 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $34,566 | $43,360 | — | +5% |
| 16 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $27,532 | $42,866 | $53,735 | +4% |
| 17 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $30,192 | $42,505 | — | +3% |
| 18 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $30,804 | $42,371 | — | +3% |
| 19 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $30,037 | $41,887 | — | +2% |
| 20 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $27,429 | $41,244 | — | 0% |
| 21 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $26,915 | $40,037 | $43,047 | -3% |
| 22 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $26,371 | $39,950 | — | -3% |
| 23 | South Plains CollegeTX | $25,179 | $38,806 | $49,979 | -6% |
| 24 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $27,170 | $38,540 | — | -7% |
| 25 | Community College of AuroraCO | $29,948 | $38,298 | — | -7% |
| 26 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $32,088 | $38,279 | $51,223 | -7% |
| 27 | Owens Community CollegeOH | $23,455 | $38,202 | $41,244 | -7% |
| 28 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $33,819 | $37,592 | $43,047 | -9% |
| 29 | Spartanburg Community CollegeSC | $28,276 | $37,247 | $39,793 | -10% |
| 30 | Cedar Valley CollegeTX | $28,240 | $37,247 | $37,935 | -10% |
| 31 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $25,338 | $37,247 | — | -10% |
| 32 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $27,814 | $36,914 | $50,488 | -10% |
| 33 | Northwestern Connecticut Community CollegeCT | $25,818 | $36,591 | $46,359 | -11% |
| 34 | Central Lakes CollegeMN | $25,889 | $36,491 | — | -12% |
| 35 | Kilgore CollegeTX | $29,621 | $35,325 | $49,855 | -14% |
| 36 | Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL | $24,044 | $33,666 | $47,392 | -18% |
| 37 | Tyler Junior CollegeTX | $27,399 | $33,103 | $35,298 | -20% |
| 38 | York Technical CollegeSC | $32,438 | $32,582 | $41,019 | -21% |
| 39 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $24,558 | $32,038 | $37,361 | -22% |
| 40 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $28,143 | $30,437 | $42,273 | -26% |
| 41 | Pickens Technical CollegeCO | $31,171 | $30,099 | — | -27% |
| 42 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $30,731 | $29,807 | — | -28% |
| 43 | El Paso Community CollegeTX | $29,214 | $26,571 | — | -36% |
| 44 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $55,464 | — | — | — |
| 45 | Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA | $54,757 | — | — | — |
| 46 | University of Massachusetts - LowellMA | $54,453 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeMA | $44,398 | — | — | — |
| 48 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $37,841 | — | — | — |
| 49 | University of CincinnatiOH | $35,452 | — | — | — |
| 50 | Middlesex Community CollegeMA | $33,372 | — | — | — |
| 51 | Navarro CollegeTX | $30,926 | — | — | — |
| 52 | Tri-County Technical CollegeSC | $29,458 | — | — | — |
| 53 | Odessa CollegeTX | $28,536 | — | — | — |
| 54 | Northwest Vista CollegeTX | $28,392 | — | — | — |
| 55 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $28,338 | — | — | — |
| 56 | Bristol Community CollegeMA | $26,752 | — | — | — |
| 57 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $25,721 | — | — | — |
| 58 | South Suburban CollegeIL | $25,504 | — | — | — |
| 59 | Danville Community CollegeVA | $21,736 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
national median $43,271 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC | $41,887 | $50,311 | — | +16% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC | $31,679 | $43,271 | $56,406 | 0% |
| 3 | Central Lakes CollegeMN | $27,370 | $37,788 | — | -13% |
| 4 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $26,930 | $30,681 | $39,556 | -29% |
| 5 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN | $41,695 | — | — | — |