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Associate's Degree•86 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 ($56,945)
P25-P75 Interval ($37,163 - $65,332)
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 ($57,994)
P25-P75 Interval ($40,391 - $69,015)
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 ($57,994)
P25-P75 Interval ($40,391 - $69,015)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fremont | CA | $108,612 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $27,942 /yr | $14,273 | +$534k |
Sacramento Earnings shared by 2 Carrington College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $112,176 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $46,644 /yr | $19,872 | +$531k |
San Jose Earnings shared by 2 Carrington College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $112,176 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $46,680 /yr | $19,872 | +$531k |
San Jose | CA | $85,529 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $33,054 /yr | $23,410 | +$318k |
Auburn | WA | $76,656 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $18,821 /yr | $9,257 | +$264k |
Santa Maria Earnings shared by 4 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $76,313 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $20,870 /yr | $21,000 | +$257k |
Bakersfield Earnings shared by 4 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $76,313 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $22,588 /yr | $21,000 | +$254k |
Rancho Mirage Earnings shared by 4 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $76,313 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $29,479 /yr | $21,000 | +$241k |
Visalia Earnings shared by 4 San Joaquin Valley College campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $76,313 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $30,383 /yr | $21,000 | +$240k |
Dickinson | ND | $69,015 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $14,076 /yr | $13,000 | +$204k |
Denison | TX | $65,949 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $5,743 /yr | - | +$191k |
Weed | CA | $65,332 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $18,459 /yr | - | +$186k |
Perkinston | MS | $64,035 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $7,502 /yr | $9,750 | +$170k |
Wahpeton | ND | $64,660 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $11,706 /yr | $14,625 | +$168k |
Costa Mesa | CA | $67,162 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $24,579 /yr | $25,250 | +$168k |
Perrysburg | OH | $59,124 Nat: $59,124 2yr Post-Grad | $10,862 /yr | - | +$140k |
Merced | CA | $59,178 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $714 /yr | - | +$136k |
Flagstaff | AZ | $60,260 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $7,206 /yr | - | +$135k |
Russellville | AR | $60,353 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $11,332 /yr | - | +$128k |
Brooklyn Park | MN | $58,915 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $16,180 /yr | - | +$106k |
Williamsport | PA | $56,945 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $24,761 /yr | - | +$71k |
Louisville | KY | $57,073 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $27,928 /yr | $28,133 | +$66k |
San Juan | PR | $51,631 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $10,081 /yr | $13,188 | +$46k |
Santa Rosa | CA | $48,849 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $6,765 /yr | - | +$44k |
Scranton | PA | $53,667 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $23,510 /yr | $20,354 | +$41k |
Tulsa Earnings shared by 2 Miller-Motte College campuses, which report as one program. | OK | $53,061 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $22,285 /yr | $20,000 | +$38k |
Chattanooga Earnings shared by 2 Miller-Motte College campuses, which report as one program. | TN | $53,061 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $24,814 /yr | $20,000 | +$33k |
Riverside | CA | $51,585 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $24,678 /yr | - | +$19k |
Santa Maria | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $3,975 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oroville | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $4,734 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ridgecrest | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $12,913 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rancho Cucamonga | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $24,504 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Luis Obispo | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $5,891 /yr | - | -$0 |
Quincy | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $7,537 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gilroy | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $22,074 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reedley | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $6,055 /yr | - | -$0 |
Susanville | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $13,459 /yr | - | -$0 |
Long Beach | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $1,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Clara | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $4,223 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $24,008 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eureka | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $20,206 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sacramento | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $5,713 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $2,684 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chula Vista | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $5,663 /yr | - | -$0 |
Independence | KS | - Nat: $62,755 | $2,571 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cumberland | KY | - Nat: $62,755 | $712 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sault Ste Marie | MI | - Nat: $62,755 | $9,782 /yr | - | -$0 |
Scottville | MI | - Nat: $62,755 | $4,598 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $62,755 | $17,954 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moberly | MO | - Nat: $62,755 | $6,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalispell | MT | - Nat: $62,755 | $9,911 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $62,755 | $1,844 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $62,755 | $6,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saranac Lake | NY | - Nat: $62,755 | $12,639 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Yates | ND | - Nat: $62,755 | $2,169 /yr | - | -$0 |
Media | PA | - Nat: $62,755 | $24,388 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mission | SD | - Nat: $62,755 | $4,047 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chattanooga | TN | - Nat: $62,755 | $34,768 /yr | - | -$0 |
Borger | TX | - Nat: $62,755 | $13,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Big Spring | TX | - Nat: $62,755 | $3,019 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pago Pago | AS | - Nat: $62,755 | $3,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
San German | PR | - Nat: $62,755 | $11,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aguadilla | PR | - Nat: $62,755 | $9,252 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arecibo | PR | - Nat: $62,755 | $10,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
Barranquitas | PR | - Nat: $62,755 | $10,036 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mercedita | PR | - Nat: $62,755 | $9,683 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bayamon | PR | - Nat: $62,755 | $9,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alhambra | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $22,226 /yr | $14,325 | -$0 |
Joshua Tree | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $9,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Caguas | PR | - Nat: $62,755 | $12,659 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $62,755 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $25,124 /yr | $21,617 | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $21,508 /yr | $14,325 | -$0 |
Anaheim | CA | - Nat: $62,755 | $35,222 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tacoma | WA | $42,682 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $9,558 /yr | - | -$25k |
Palm Desert | CA | $40,391 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $17,769 /yr | - | -$81k |
Rosemount | MN | $38,829 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $20,329 /yr | - | -$85k |
Mangilao | GU | $37,163 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $4,527 /yr | - | -$89k |
Imperial | CA | $33,565 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $1,562 /yr | - | -$107k |
Guayama | PR | $25,572 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $11,592 /yr | $13,416 | -$221k |
Gurabo | PR | $23,318 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $7,134 /yr | - | -$237k |
Aguadilla | PR | $15,362 Nat: $62,755 4yr Post-Grad | $7,693 /yr | - | -$322k |
Bayamon | PR | $11,388 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $11,030 /yr | - | -$367k |
Ponce | PR | $11,388 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $11,630 /yr | - | -$368k |
Vega Baja | PR | $11,388 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $11,643 /yr | - | -$368k |
Carolina | PR | $11,388 Nat: $62,755 2yr Post-Grad | $14,600 /yr | - | -$374k |
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).