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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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