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Associate's Degree•122 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 ($40,064)
P25-P75 Interval ($34,685 - $44,990)
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 ($40,243)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,009 - $44,990)
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 ($40,243)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,009 - $44,990)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincroft | NJ | $57,548 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $11,178 /yr | - | +$102k |
Holyoke | MA | $51,690 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $6,427 /yr | - | +$53k |
Austin | TX | $50,662 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $2,445 /yr | $14,250 | +$50k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $51,496 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $9,510 /yr | - | +$46k |
Big Rapids | MI | $49,819 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $8,402 /yr | $18,301 | +$31k |
Grants Pass | OR | $50,028 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | $4,392 /yr | - | +$31k |
Vineland Earnings shared by 2 Rowan College of South Jersey campuses, which report as one program. | NJ | $49,880 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $12,974 /yr | - | +$23k |
Sewell Earnings shared by 2 Rowan College of South Jersey campuses, which report as one program. | NJ | $49,880 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $14,281 /yr | - | +$21k |
Helena | AR | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,957 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valley Glen | CA | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,478 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rome | GA | - Nat: $39,409 | $4,043 /yr | - | -$0 |
Twin Falls | ID | - Nat: $39,409 | $9,371 /yr | - | -$0 |
Belleville | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,250 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,287 /yr | - | -$0 |
Glen Ellyn | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,165 /yr | - | -$0 |
Olney | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,211 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carterville | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,393 /yr | - | -$0 |
Des Plaines | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $3,948 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago Heights | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $4,220 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Holland | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $2,011 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sugar Grove | IL | - Nat: $39,409 | $2,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dodge City | KS | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,382 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $39,409 | $8,507 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pratt | KS | - Nat: $39,409 | $13,697 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ironwood | MI | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,623 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sault Ste Marie | MI | - Nat: $39,409 | $9,782 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dowagiac | MI | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,613 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wesson | MS | - Nat: $39,409 | $3,733 /yr | - | -$0 |
Scooba | MS | - Nat: $39,409 | $3,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ellisville | MS | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,252 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MO | - Nat: $39,409 | $15,488 /yr | - | -$0 |
Browning | MT | - Nat: $39,409 | $10,030 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | NE | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,395 /yr | - | -$0 |
Scottsbluff | NE | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,979 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $39,409 | $4,948 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jersey City | NJ | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,999 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portales | NM | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,238 /yr | - | -$0 |
Roswell | NM | - Nat: $39,409 | $4,506 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alamogordo | NM | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carlsbad | NM | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,480 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grants | NM | - Nat: $39,409 | $1,813 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Espanola | NM | - Nat: $39,409 | $3,919 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cobleskill | NY | - Nat: $39,409 | $19,526 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Totten | ND | - Nat: $39,409 | $18,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Piqua | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,923 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kirtland | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $3,765 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lima | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,312 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elyria | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $2,992 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mansfield | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,896 /yr | - | -$0 |
Archbold | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $11,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rio Grande | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $25,227 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marietta | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,203 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $13,715 /yr | - | -$0 |
Celina | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $9,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Youngstown | OH | - Nat: $39,409 | $9,161 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oklahoma City | OK | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,098 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | OR | - Nat: $39,409 | $11,308 /yr | - | -$0 |
Monaca | PA | - Nat: $39,409 | $10,233 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newtown | PA | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Butler | PA | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,540 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harrisburg | PA | - Nat: $39,409 | $10,627 /yr | $21,148 | -$0 |
Schnecksville | PA | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nanticoke | PA | - Nat: $39,409 | $10,437 /yr | - | -$0 |
Corpus Christi | TX | - Nat: $39,409 | $5,439 /yr | - | -$0 |
Big Spring | TX | - Nat: $39,409 | $3,019 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baytown | TX | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,744 /yr | - | -$0 |
Paris | TX | - Nat: $39,409 | $11,063 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ephraim | UT | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,556 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lynnwood | WA | - Nat: $39,409 | $24,646 /yr | - | -$0 |
Casper | WY | - Nat: $39,409 | $8,870 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cheyenne | WY | - Nat: $39,409 | $8,602 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rock Springs | WY | - Nat: $39,409 | $10,352 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $39,409 | $3,887 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $39,409 | $7,929 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newton | NJ | - Nat: $39,409 | $10,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Johnstown | PA | - Nat: $39,409 | $6,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Thomasville | GA | - Nat: $39,409 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Mattoon | IL | $46,599 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | $5,445 /yr | - | -$5k |
Brownsville | TX | $44,990 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $2,957 /yr | $7,000 | -$7k |
Dayton | OH | $44,586 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $5,245 /yr | - | -$15k |
Coeur d'Alene | ID | $45,501 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | $5,914 /yr | - | -$16k |
Batavia Earnings shared by 3 University of Cincinnati campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $43,871 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $11,449 /yr | $13,165 | -$34k |
Perrysburg | OH | $43,514 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $10,862 /yr | - | -$36k |
Dallas | TX | $45,279 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | $16,414 /yr | $16,274 | -$38k |
Blue Ash Earnings shared by 3 University of Cincinnati campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $43,871 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $13,910 /yr | $13,165 | -$38k |
California | PA | $45,390 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | $17,839 /yr | - | -$39k |
Salt Lake City | UT | $42,206 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $6,144 /yr | - | -$41k |
New Britain | CT | $42,593 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $9,195 /yr | $9,500 | -$43k |
Santa Fe | NM | $42,377 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | $6,863 /yr | - | -$49k |
Hillsboro | OH | $41,161 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $8,691 /yr | - | -$56k |
Paterson | NJ | $39,907 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $2,835 /yr | - | -$58k |
Cincinnati Earnings shared by 3 University of Cincinnati campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $43,871 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $24,917 /yr | $13,165 | -$59k |
Bethlehem | PA | $41,245 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $12,119 /yr | $16,750 | -$62k |
Newark | NJ | $40,064 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $6,242 /yr | - | -$63k |
San Antonio | TX | $39,835 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $5,010 /yr | - | -$63k |
Vincennes | IN | $40,243 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $10,093 /yr | $15,806 | -$68k |
Tulsa | OK | $40,761 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $15,452 /yr | $11,744 | -$73k |
Fort Dodge | IA | $39,933 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $12,725 /yr | - | -$76k |
Blackwood | NJ | $36,916 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $2,974 /yr | - | -$89k |
Amarillo | TX | $37,711 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $8,580 /yr | - | -$91k |
Warren | MI | $39,259 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$92k |
Reading | PA | $37,280 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $8,115 /yr | - | -$94k |
McAllen | TX | $35,379 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $855 /yr | - | -$101k |
Springfield | OH | $36,363 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $10,176 /yr | $17,821 | -$108k |
Farmington | NM | $34,685 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $2,104 /yr | - | -$110k |
Fall River | MA | $35,857 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $10,095 /yr | $10,500 | -$113k |
North Canton | OH | $35,009 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $5,670 /yr | $15,272 | -$113k |
Fulton | MS | $33,989 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $2,729 /yr | - | -$118k |
Tyler | TX | $34,457 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $7,080 /yr | $12,217 | -$121k |
Goodman | MS | $33,574 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | $6,993 /yr | - | -$137k |
Marion | OH | $30,554 Nat: $39,409 2yr Post-Grad | $6,851 /yr | - | -$148k |
Milledgeville | GA | $34,439 Nat: $39,409 5yr Post-Grad | $18,466 /yr | $12,969 | -$149k |
Zanesville | OH | $31,524 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $8,577 /yr | - | -$154k |
Senatobia | MS | $30,126 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $10,559 /yr | - | -$172k |
Clarksdale | MS | $27,940 Nat: $39,409 4yr Post-Grad | $1,198 /yr | - | -$178k |
Salem | OR | $26,353 Nat: $39,409 2yr Post-Grad | $5,855 /yr | - | -$192k |
Oregon City | OR | $25,774 Nat: $40,243 2yr Post-Grad | $9,041 /yr | - | -$204k |
Wheeling | WV | $20,140 Nat: $39,409 2yr Post-Grad | $4,488 /yr | - | -$257k |
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).