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What Tidewater Community 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 (59)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$41,183$47,283$55,228
Agricultural Business and Management$43,047——
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$38,400$43,271$50,050
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,077$72,218$76,958
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$52,145$58,392$62,643
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$31,171$43,047—
Biological and Physical Sciences$28,934$47,346$66,769
Business Administration, Management and Operations$38,466$51,296$65,948
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$31,755$38,673$45,057
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$38,064$49,392$61,316
Business/Commerce, General$40,420$46,845$50,831
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$46,663$60,837$72,014
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$48,213——
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services$33,758$43,047$47,939
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$44,198$61,332$67,254
Computer and Information Sciences, General$44,374$61,332$67,254
Construction Trades$60,252$74,643—
Criminal Justice and Corrections$36,235$47,155$56,225
Culinary Arts and Related Services$27,814$31,041—
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services$33,600$40,642—
Design and Applied Arts$28,458$40,497$46,532
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$40,627$58,659$72,585
Education$27,631$31,073$32,184
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$60,252$74,643—
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$66,438$76,554$86,367
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$50,227$69,841—
Engineering$63,037$81,090$97,555
Engineering, General$63,037$81,090$97,555
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$52,545$65,382$74,191
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$25,694$28,925$37,379
Fire Protection$71,182$78,072$88,299
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$44,592$56,363—
Graphic Communications$33,758$43,047$47,939
Health Professions and Related Programs$58,376$68,695$77,372
Health and Medical Administrative Services$39,455$50,509$62,075
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$43,647——
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$42,547$54,688$63,134
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$51,929$59,848$63,270
Hospitality Administration/Management$32,883$41,559$46,663
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$25,694$28,925$37,379
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$60,810$67,454$73,052
Legal Professions and Studies$35,976$41,182$49,118
Legal Support Services$35,976$41,182$49,118
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$31,283$44,226$56,007
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$31,283$44,226$56,007
Management Information Systems and Services$51,960$60,696$68,298
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians$45,327$61,384$70,227
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$49,171$63,044$73,832
Mechanics and Repairers, General$72,585——
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$31,085$38,239—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$28,934$47,346$66,769
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$63,650$74,996$84,025
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$54,656$65,194$70,679
Social Sciences$28,663$41,381$53,947
Social Sciences, General$28,663$41,381$53,947
Special Education and Teaching$27,615$30,990$32,406
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$42,114$57,576$67,204
Visual and Performing Arts$27,823$39,670$50,007
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$26,398$36,903$56,877

Certificate (1-2 years) (24)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$40,067$48,487—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$74,872$80,325$95,830
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$33,239$40,342$44,669
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$42,660$48,487$47,705
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$43,347$50,227$55,261
Construction Trades$49,171$61,630—
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$41,244$53,485—
Education$24,256$28,644$33,505
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$49,171$61,630—
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$46,497$65,106$60,837
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$47,939$74,301—
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$24,746$29,458$37,592
Health Professions and Related Programs$39,984$53,892$62,158
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$45,030$53,107—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$24,746$29,458$37,592
Legal Professions and Studies$31,317$45,075—
Legal Support Services$31,317$45,075—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$28,103$41,369$53,343
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$28,103$41,369$53,343
Management Information Systems and Services$51,223$55,935$71,728
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians$43,554$53,107$52,165
Precision Metal Working$36,215$61,827—
Precision Production$36,215$61,827—
Special Education and Teaching$24,256$28,644$33,505

Certificate (under 1 year) (45)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$45,115$51,223—
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$27,020——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,171$61,498—
American Sign Language$35,591$40,342—
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$28,969——
Business Administration, Management and Operations$46,924$51,223—
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$32,149——
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$39,737$40,122—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$29,421$40,067—
Computer Software and Media Applications$39,731$49,855—
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$56,877$65,353—
Computer and Information Sciences, General$69,154——
Construction Trades$49,482$69,536—
Criminal Justice and Corrections$37,420——
Culinary Arts and Related Services$26,659$30,143—
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services$26,659$30,143—
Design and Applied Arts$28,024——
Education$24,810$29,421—
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$48,829$66,937—
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$42,800——
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$55,464$61,167—
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$25,047$28,668—
Fire Protection$70,135——
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$35,591$40,342—
Ground Transportation$40,954$51,134$49,855
Health Professions and Related Programs$40,646$48,381$51,817
Health and Medical Administrative Services$44,257$59,535—
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$41,933——
Hospitality Administration/Management$28,969$27,814—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$25,047$28,668—
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$59,353$60,342—
Legal Professions and Studies$36,412——
Legal Support Services$36,412——
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians$36,821$54,453—
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$58,692$68,521—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$40,048$45,173$51,894
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$31,171$50,129—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$31,171$50,129—
Precision Metal Working$32,705$38,771—
Precision Production$32,705$38,771—
Teaching Assistants/Aides$24,810$29,421—
Transportation and Materials Moving$40,954$51,134$49,855
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$36,931$55,261—
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$25,998——
Visual and Performing Arts$27,950$70,012—