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Associate's Degree•150 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 ($67,973)
P25-P75 Interval ($56,773 - $75,587)
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 ($66,606)
P25-P75 Interval ($57,997 - $75,587)
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 ($66,606)
P25-P75 Interval ($57,997 - $75,587)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis
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Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Middletown Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $86,537 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $10,410 /yr | - | +$368k |
Hamilton Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $86,537 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $11,513 /yr | - | +$366k |
Ogden | UT | $85,458 Nat: $64,773 5yr Post-Grad | $10,237 /yr | - | +$344k |
Oxford Earnings shared by 3 Miami University campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $86,537 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $29,447 /yr | - | +$333k |
West Columbia | SC | $83,218 Nat: $64,773 5yr Post-Grad | $5,745 /yr | - | +$332k |
Indianapolis | IN | $79,780 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $5,673 /yr | - | +$316k |
Edison | NJ | $79,621 Nat: $64,773 5yr Post-Grad | $4,122 /yr | - | +$304k |
Perrysburg | OH | $78,999 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $10,862 /yr | - | +$300k |
Little Rock | AR | $79,603 Nat: $64,773 5yr Post-Grad | $16,882 /yr | - | +$280k |
Big Rapids | MI | $76,004 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $8,402 /yr | $12,000 | +$277k |
Cincinnati | OH | $74,855 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $5,184 /yr | $18,063 | +$273k |
Youngstown | OH | $75,595 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $9,161 /yr | - | +$272k |
Rochester | NY | $73,931 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $4,268 /yr | - | +$266k |
Boston | MA | $76,643 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $18,833 /yr | - | +$264k |
Akron | OH | $74,957 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $13,072 /yr | $19,500 | +$259k |
Randolph | VT | $75,587 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $22,358 /yr | - | +$248k |
Springfield | MA | $71,319 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $2,020 /yr | - | +$247k |
Fort Wayne | IN | $73,342 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $12,471 /yr | - | +$246k |
Melbourne | FL | $70,330 Nat: $64,773 5yr Post-Grad | $4,092 /yr | - | +$222k |
Troy | NY | $70,720 Nat: $64,773 5yr Post-Grad | $8,022 /yr | - | +$218k |
Concord | NH | $69,432 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $10,176 /yr | - | +$215k |
Columbus | OH | $67,973 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $7,667 /yr | - | +$206k |
Elko | NV | $64,493 Nat: $64,773 2yr Post-Grad | $9,357 /yr | - | +$195k |
Ashtabula Earnings shared by 4 Kent State University campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $66,606 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $10,310 /yr | - | +$189k |
New Philadelphia Earnings shared by 4 Kent State University campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $66,606 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $11,122 /yr | - | +$187k |
Warren Earnings shared by 4 Kent State University campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $66,606 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $11,622 /yr | - | +$186k |
Kent Earnings shared by 4 Kent State University campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $66,606 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $20,294 /yr | - | +$170k |
Rock Hill | SC | $63,387 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $4,979 /yr | - | +$169k |
Birmingham | AL | $62,162 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $6,248 /yr | - | +$155k |
East Greenwich | RI | $68,565 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $39,333 /yr | - | +$153k |
Oklahoma City | OK | $61,211 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $5,160 /yr | - | +$148k |
Brooklyn | NY | $60,503 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $2,818 /yr | - | +$145k |
Dayton | OH | $62,063 Nat: $64,773 5yr Post-Grad | $5,245 /yr | - | +$144k |
Okmulgee | OK | $58,105 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $9,834 /yr | $10,667 | +$109k |
Archbold | OH | $58,384 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $11,313 /yr | - | +$109k |
Sanford | FL | $56,628 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $3,904 /yr | - | +$106k |
DuBois Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $57,997 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | - | +$105k |
York Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $57,997 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $12,374 /yr | - | +$104k |
Lincroft | NJ | $56,773 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $11,178 /yr | - | +$94k |
Altoona Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $57,997 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $21,714 /yr | - | +$87k |
Erie Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $57,997 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $23,165 /yr | - | +$84k |
Raleigh | NC | $53,082 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $6,738 /yr | - | +$66k |
University Park Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $57,997 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $33,675 /yr | - | +$65k |
Dover | DE | $52,730 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $8,401 /yr | - | +$60k |
Sioux Falls | SD | $53,783 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $15,616 /yr | - | +$57k |
Cleveland | OH | $45,696 Nat: $64,773 2yr Post-Grad | $2,652 /yr | - | +$19k |
Dothan | AL | - Nat: $64,773 | $772 /yr | - | -$0 |
Livingston | AL | - Nat: $64,773 | $11,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montgomery | AL | - Nat: $64,773 | $8,855 /yr | - | -$0 |
Yuma | AZ | - Nat: $64,773 | $8,825 /yr | - | -$0 |
Barstow | CA | - Nat: $64,773 | $7,373 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $64,773 | $714 /yr | - | -$0 |
Visalia | CA | - Nat: $64,773 | $1,096 /yr | - | -$0 |
Littleton | CO | - Nat: $64,773 | $8,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Junction | CO | - Nat: $64,773 | $14,808 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Britain | CT | - Nat: $64,773 | $9,195 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $64,773 | $9,519 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | - Nat: $64,773 | $7,989 /yr | - | -$0 |
Daytona Beach | FL | - Nat: $64,773 | $4,419 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $64,773 | $8,717 /yr | - | -$0 |
Panama City | FL | - Nat: $64,773 | $2,865 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Pierce | FL | - Nat: $64,773 | $2,617 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $64,773 | $11,289 /yr | - | -$0 |
Augusta | GA | - Nat: $64,773 | $7,427 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pocatello | ID | - Nat: $64,773 | $8,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coeur d'Alene | ID | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,914 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Peoria | IL | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,829 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grayslake | IL | - Nat: $64,773 | $7,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Des Plaines | IL | - Nat: $64,773 | $3,948 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago Heights | IL | - Nat: $64,773 | $4,220 /yr | - | -$0 |
River Grove | IL | - Nat: $64,773 | $3,243 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hagerstown | MD | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,259 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $64,773 | $17,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wellesley Hills | MA | - Nat: $64,773 | $1,756 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flint | MI | - Nat: $64,773 | $9,438 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Center | MI | - Nat: $64,773 | $7,911 /yr | - | -$0 |
Centreville | MI | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $64,773 | $2,461 /yr | - | -$0 |
Monroe | MI | - Nat: $64,773 | $4,044 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $64,773 | $9,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,016 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blackwood | NJ | - Nat: $64,773 | $2,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Randolph | NJ | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,845 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,242 /yr | - | -$0 |
Binghamton | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,036 /yr | - | -$0 |
Plattsburgh | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $9,116 /yr | - | -$0 |
Corning | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $7,813 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bayside | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $2,114 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Canandaigua | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $13,117 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jamestown | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $7,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Utica | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,717 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sanborn | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $8,745 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alfred | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $14,079 /yr | - | -$0 |
Canton | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $12,696 /yr | - | -$0 |
Farmingdale | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,146 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morrisville | NY | - Nat: $64,773 | $16,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Polkton | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Asheville | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $8,652 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,932 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hudson | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilmington | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,156 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hickory | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,463 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $1,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $2,937 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $3,981 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jamestown | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $17,020 /yr | - | -$0 |
Spindale | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,918 /yr | - | -$0 |
Statesville | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,250 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winterville | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,663 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hamlet | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Salisbury | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,333 /yr | - | -$0 |
Goldsboro | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $2,093 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morganton | NC | - Nat: $64,773 | $3,726 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | OH | - Nat: $64,773 | $9,826 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | OH | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kirtland | OH | - Nat: $64,773 | $3,765 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lima | OH | - Nat: $64,773 | $7,312 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marion | OH | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mansfield | OH | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,896 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fremont | OH | - Nat: $64,773 | $19,194 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marietta | OH | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,203 /yr | - | -$0 |
Schnecksville | PA | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Youngwood | PA | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,175 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | SC | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,029 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenwood | SC | - Nat: $64,773 | $4,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $64,773 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,091 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,725 /yr | - | -$0 |
Weyers Cave | VA | - Nat: $64,773 | $13,500 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chester | VA | - Nat: $64,773 | $4,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hampton | VA | - Nat: $64,773 | $6,830 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $64,773 | $11,681 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bluefield | WV | - Nat: $64,773 | $11,130 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairmont | WV | - Nat: $64,773 | $14,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fond du Lac | WI | - Nat: $64,773 | $9,785 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eau Claire | WI | - Nat: $64,773 | $12,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manati | PR | - Nat: $64,773 | $534 /yr | - | -$0 |
Guayama | PR | - Nat: $64,773 | $4,742 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $64,773 | $988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carolina | PR | - Nat: $64,773 | $12,472 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $64,773 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newton | NJ | - Nat: $64,773 | $10,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Virginia Beach | VA | - Nat: $64,773 | $22,484 /yr | $26,442 | -$0 |
South Charleston | WV | - Nat: $64,773 | $5,757 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Canton | OH | $39,983 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $5,670 /yr | - | -$63k |
Harrisburg | PA | $37,748 Nat: $64,773 2yr Post-Grad | $10,627 /yr | - | -$79k |
Syracuse | NY | $33,993 Nat: $64,773 2yr Post-Grad | $5,201 /yr | - | -$109k |
Gurabo | PR | $31,542 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $7,134 /yr | $9,625 | -$151k |
Aguadilla | PR | $27,189 Nat: $64,773 4yr Post-Grad | $7,564 /yr | - | -$197k |
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).