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What Palo Alto College graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Associate (54)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$37,198$50,050$71,605
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$35,164$42,195$47,973
Air Transportation$37,592——
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$42,146$58,998—
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$25,818$41,019$69,154
Biology, General$25,818$41,019$69,154
Business Administration, Management and Operations$40,223$54,286$61,663
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$31,066$36,019$44,129
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$39,294$51,663$61,988
Civil Engineering$43,047——
Communication and Media Studies$28,969$37,841$47,243
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$27,814$38,771$45,543
Computer Science$36,903——
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$39,618$48,213$63,061
Computer and Information Sciences, General$41,048$48,852$54,757
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$25,850——
Criminal Justice and Corrections$31,073$46,808$58,032
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services$25,850——
Education$27,981$47,402$59,207
Education, General$28,507$38,967$54,857
Engineering$38,377$87,351$99,460
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$46,024$62,224$56,877
Fine and Studio Arts$22,905$31,905—
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,078$53,793—
Health Professions and Related Programs$31,137$56,272$78,090
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$30,893$56,877$77,991
History$30,273$38,279$53,107
History$30,273$38,279$53,107
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$31,073$46,808$58,032
Information Science/Studies$32,883$44,398$67,570
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$31,444$48,028$59,890
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$31,444$48,028$59,890
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$38,738$48,030$63,723
Marketing$39,371$53,921$63,270
Mathematics$28,969——
Mathematics and Statistics$28,969——
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$26,371$55,746$63,577
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$26,371$55,746$63,577
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$28,845$45,075—
Psychology$31,398$41,572$54,615
Psychology, General$31,398$41,572$54,615
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$30,437$43,497—
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$29,704——
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,425$52,354$54,993
Social Sciences$41,357$41,244$80,729
Social Work$30,437$43,497—
Sociology$31,905——
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$28,845$45,075—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$27,082$53,094$63,752
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$34,188$46,435$71,823
Teaching Assistants/Aides$29,733$30,965$32,883
Transportation and Materials Moving$37,592——
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$35,044$40,412$45,557
Visual and Performing Arts$24,672$27,370$39,998

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