Associate's · Education

Education, General (Associate's): earnings by school

33 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$27,670
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$42,008
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$11,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 30 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $39,731 and $45,014. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Community College of Baltimore County MD—$54,493—
University of the District of Columbia DC$43,642$51,137—
Campbell University NC—$49,267—
Middlesex College NJ$25,149$48,532—
Allegany College of Maryland MD—$46,605—
Pima Community College AZ—$46,020—
Brookdale Community College NJ—$45,867$11,296
Volunteer State Community College TN—$45,014—
Pellissippi State Community College TN—$44,787—
Butler County Community College PA—$44,623—
Minneapolis Community and Technical College MN—$44,566—
Nashville State Community College TN—$43,653—
Butler Community College KS—$43,466—
Trinity Valley Community College TX—$43,369—
Walters State Community College TN—$42,127—
Columbia State Community College TN—$41,890—
Connors State College OK—$41,698—
Motlow State Community College TN—$41,013—
Paris Junior College TX—$40,844—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$26,058$40,815$9,500
Southern Maine Community College ME$32,513$40,357—
Mt Hood Community College OR—$39,812—
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus NJ$22,210$39,731$11,000
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus NJ$22,210$39,731$11,000
Roane State Community College TN—$39,183—
Tulsa Community College OK—$38,873—
Century College MN—$38,344—
Community College of Rhode Island RI$33,113$36,336—
East Central College MO—$32,917—
Stark State College OH—$31,527$9,435
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY$31,183——
Liberty University VA$29,281—$16,540
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS$23,017—$8,315