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Associate's Degree•192 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($50,904)
P25-P75 Interval ($37,579 - $62,626)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
SAT Average vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.
Overall Median ($49,445)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,289 - $61,925)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis
Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.
Overall Median ($49,445)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,289 - $61,925)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minneapolis | MN | $87,786 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $18,418 /yr | - | +$365k |
Brooklyn Park | MN | $86,733 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $16,180 /yr | $11,435 | +$359k |
Annandale | VA | $75,318 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $5,880 /yr | - | +$276k |
White Bear Lake | MN | $76,972 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $14,725 /yr | - | +$274k |
Minneapolis | MN | $75,499 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $27,153 /yr | $12,000 | +$238k |
Colorado Springs | CO | $67,308 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $4,709 /yr | - | +$206k |
Las Vegas | NV | $68,770 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $6,016 /yr | - | +$204k |
Okmulgee | OK | $68,072 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $9,834 /yr | $12,000 | +$203k |
Lincoln | NE | $65,462 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $4,223 /yr | $7,671 | +$189k |
Troy | NY | $64,515 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $8,022 /yr | $8,195 | +$174k |
Ankeny | IA | $65,356 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $7,005 /yr | - | +$171k |
Indianapolis | IN | $63,337 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $5,673 /yr | $10,168 | +$167k |
Raleigh | NC | $63,100 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $6,738 /yr | - | +$163k |
Harrisburg | PA | $63,249 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $10,627 /yr | - | +$157k |
Norfolk | NE | $62,887 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $6,395 /yr | - | +$150k |
Sioux Falls | SD | $63,423 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $15,616 /yr | - | +$149k |
Tyler | TX | $62,626 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $7,080 /yr | - | +$146k |
Alfred | NY | $62,447 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $14,079 /yr | $12,000 | +$143k |
Lancaster | PA | $61,610 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $10,665 /yr | $12,000 | +$141k |
Williamsport | PA | $61,925 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $24,761 /yr | $12,000 | +$118k |
Spokane | WA | $60,443 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $20,482 /yr | - | +$112k |
Rochester | NY | $57,305 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $4,268 /yr | - | +$112k |
Lawrenceville | GA | $59,306 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $15,675 /yr | - | +$110k |
Morrilton | AR | $57,910 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $9,876 /yr | - | +$107k |
Grand Junction | CO | $60,311 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $22,687 /yr | - | +$107k |
Lima | OH | $59,801 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $21,862 /yr | $14,167 | +$104k |
Clarkston | GA | $57,895 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $12,185 /yr | - | +$92k |
Dallas | TX | $58,029 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $16,414 /yr | - | +$86k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $55,380 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $13,453 /yr | $12,000 | +$76k |
Portland | OR | $51,482 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $6,234 /yr | - | +$72k |
New Castle | PA | $53,648 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $10,355 /yr | $11,981 | +$65k |
Linn | MO | $54,641 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $15,991 /yr | $11,500 | +$65k |
Scranton | PA | $56,078 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $26,291 /yr | $12,000 | +$49k |
Selden | NY | $46,478 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $5,315 /yr | - | +$22k |
Overland Park | KS | $46,478 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $12,359 /yr | - | +$9k |
North Mankato | MN | $46,087 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $12,198 /yr | - | +$6k |
Colorado Springs | CO | $50,904 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $28,631 /yr | $24,349 | +$5k |
Bakersfield Earnings shared by 8 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $49,445 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $22,588 /yr | $19,798 | +$1k |
Anchorage | AK | - Nat: $58,236 | $13,077 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingman | AZ | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,999 /yr | - | -$0 |
Russellville | AR | - Nat: $58,236 | $11,332 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Little Rock | AR | - Nat: $58,236 | $11,354 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dover | DE | - Nat: $58,236 | $8,401 /yr | - | -$0 |
Griffin | GA | - Nat: $58,236 | $8,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clarkesville | GA | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Savannah | GA | - Nat: $58,236 | $3,457 /yr | - | -$0 |
Americus | GA | - Nat: $58,236 | $1,166 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valdosta | GA | - Nat: $58,236 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $58,236 | $8,377 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lewiston | ID | - Nat: $58,236 | $13,632 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $7,250 /yr | - | -$0 |
Glen Ellyn | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,165 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Peoria | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $10,829 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carterville | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $7,393 /yr | - | -$0 |
Joliet | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,588 /yr | - | -$0 |
Centralia | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,839 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grayslake | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $7,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Palos Hills | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $3,887 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cicero | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,075 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,553 /yr | - | -$0 |
Decatur | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $2,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sugar Grove | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $2,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Palatine | IL | - Nat: $58,236 | $10,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vincennes | IN | - Nat: $58,236 | $10,093 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Dodge | IA | - Nat: $58,236 | $12,725 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $58,236 | $8,716 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chanute | KS | - Nat: $58,236 | $9,067 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salina | KS | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,862 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $58,236 | $10,348 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | KY | - Nat: $58,236 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Prestonsburg | KY | - Nat: $58,236 | $678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lafayette | LA | - Nat: $58,236 | $24,462 /yr | $26,250 | -$0 |
Bangor | ME | - Nat: $58,236 | $8,127 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brockton | MA | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,492 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MA | - Nat: $58,236 | $2,020 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Center | MI | - Nat: $58,236 | $7,911 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $58,236 | $3,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Battle Creek | MI | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,975 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grayling | MI | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,522 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lansing | MI | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,292 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harrison | MI | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Thief River Falls | MN | - Nat: $58,236 | $19,003 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Cloud | MN | - Nat: $58,236 | $14,905 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wesson | MS | - Nat: $58,236 | $3,733 /yr | - | -$0 |
Decatur | MS | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raymond | MS | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,135 /yr | - | -$0 |
Perkinston | MS | - Nat: $58,236 | $7,502 /yr | - | -$0 |
Booneville | MS | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,765 /yr | - | -$0 |
Poplarville | MS | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,878 /yr | - | -$0 |
Summit | MS | - Nat: $58,236 | $3,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union | MO | - Nat: $58,236 | $13,353 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $58,236 | $9,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Park Hills | MO | - Nat: $58,236 | $9,448 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Island | NE | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,870 /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $58,236 | $3,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Platte | NE | - Nat: $58,236 | $7,377 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manchester | NH | - Nat: $58,236 | $7,188 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portales | NM | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,238 /yr | - | -$0 |
Roswell | NM | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,506 /yr | - | -$0 |
Utica | NY | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,717 /yr | - | -$0 |
Delhi | NY | - Nat: $58,236 | $17,334 /yr | - | -$0 |
Asheville | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $8,652 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $9,584 /yr | - | -$0 |
Smithfield | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,459 /yr | - | -$0 |
Williamston | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $10,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winterville | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,663 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hamlet | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Ahoskie | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,688 /yr | - | -$0 |
Whiteville | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,352 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albemarle | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dobson | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $417 /yr | - | -$0 |
Graham | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $3,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilson | NC | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,021 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bismarck | ND | - Nat: $58,236 | $9,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wahpeton | ND | - Nat: $58,236 | $11,706 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $58,236 | $9,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
Schnecksville | PA | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $58,236 | $12,119 /yr | - | -$0 |
Youngwood | PA | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,175 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | SC | - Nat: $58,236 | $10,029 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pendleton | SC | - Nat: $58,236 | $12,368 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rapid City | SD | - Nat: $58,236 | $11,390 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $21,163 /yr | $26,250 | -$0 |
Killeen | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $9,607 /yr | - | -$0 |
Corpus Christi | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,439 /yr | - | -$0 |
Galveston | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hillsboro | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $5,802 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,575 /yr | - | -$0 |
Port Arthur | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brownsville | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $2,957 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $1,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Uvalde | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $3,130 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,144 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $58,236 | $11,681 /yr | - | -$0 |
Abingdon | VA | - Nat: $58,236 | $6,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lakewood | WA | - Nat: $58,236 | $17,744 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $58,236 | $21,037 /yr | - | -$0 |
Renton | WA | - Nat: $58,236 | $18,421 /yr | - | -$0 |
Walla Walla | WA | - Nat: $58,236 | $14,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wenatchee | WA | - Nat: $58,236 | $16,742 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wheeling | WV | - Nat: $58,236 | $4,488 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kenosha | WI | - Nat: $58,236 | $11,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fond du Lac | WI | - Nat: $58,236 | $9,785 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eau Claire | WI | - Nat: $58,236 | $12,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Crosse | WI | - Nat: $58,236 | $11,615 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cheyenne | WY | - Nat: $58,236 | $8,602 /yr | - | -$0 |
Owensboro | KY | - Nat: $58,236 | $1,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mobile | AL | - Nat: $58,236 | $21,665 /yr | $26,250 | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $58,236 | $23,495 /yr | $26,250 | -$0 |
North Richland Hills | TX | - Nat: $58,236 | $24,475 /yr | $26,250 | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $58,236 | $23,097 /yr | $26,250 | -$0 |
Newport | AR | - Nat: $58,236 | $8,534 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $58,236 | $27,635 /yr | - | -$0 |
Temecula Earnings shared by 8 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $49,445 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $26,534 /yr | $19,798 | -$6k |
Ontario Earnings shared by 8 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $49,445 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $28,000 /yr | $19,798 | -$9k |
Lancaster Earnings shared by 8 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $49,445 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $28,061 /yr | $19,798 | -$9k |
Fresno Earnings shared by 8 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $49,445 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $28,609 /yr | $19,798 | -$10k |
Hesperia Earnings shared by 8 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $49,445 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $29,089 /yr | $19,798 | -$11k |
Rancho Mirage Earnings shared by 8 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $49,445 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $29,479 /yr | $19,798 | -$11k |
Visalia Earnings shared by 8 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $49,445 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $30,383 /yr | $19,798 | -$13k |
Lexington | KY | $42,123 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $1,638 /yr | $7,500 | -$16k |
Jamestown | NC | $46,305 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $17,020 /yr | - | -$20k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $41,565 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $3,143 /yr | - | -$25k |
Washington | PA | $45,920 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $19,175 /yr | - | -$27k |
South Portland | ME | $42,235 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $11,277 /yr | - | -$33k |
The Woodlands | TX | $42,682 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $15,874 /yr | - | -$37k |
McAllen | TX | $41,483 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $855 /yr | - | -$38k |
Elgin | IL | $40,188 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $6,286 /yr | - | -$45k |
Milwaukee | WI | $40,281 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $10,493 /yr | - | -$52k |
Charlotte | NC | $38,289 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $1,741 /yr | - | -$57k |
West Columbia | SC | $38,289 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $5,745 /yr | - | -$64k |
El Paso | TX | $40,795 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $6,869 /yr | - | -$65k |
Fayetteville | NC | $36,141 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $3,428 /yr | - | -$83k |
Salisbury | NC | $36,848 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $10,333 /yr | - | -$88k |
Mason City | IA | $36,183 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $8,510 /yr | - | -$91k |
Fulton | MS | $35,060 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $2,729 /yr | - | -$93k |
Goodman | MS | $37,579 Nat: $58,236 5yr Post-Grad | $6,993 /yr | - | -$97k |
Hillsboro | MO | $35,060 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $6,878 /yr | - | -$100k |
Elizabethtown | KY | $33,993 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $795 /yr | - | -$101k |
Las Cruces | NM | $33,993 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $1,844 /yr | - | -$102k |
Las Cruces | NM | $33,993 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $6,313 /yr | - | -$111k |
Greenwood | SC | $33,281 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $4,747 /yr | - | -$115k |
Nanticoke | PA | $33,993 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $10,437 /yr | - | -$118k |
Albuquerque | NM | $32,925 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $6,426 /yr | - | -$122k |
Belleville | IL | $32,711 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $7,555 /yr | - | -$127k |
Virginia Beach | VA | $32,925 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $17,832 /yr | - | -$143k |
Paris | TX | $32,045 Nat: $58,236 4yr Post-Grad | $11,063 /yr | - | -$153k |
Springfield | MO | $31,314 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $15,488 /yr | - | -$156k |
Memphis | TN | $21,964 Nat: $58,236 2yr Post-Grad | $12,496 /yr | - | -$251k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
- Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).