Colleges, in alphabetical order

InstitutionStateMedian earnings (4 yrs out)Median debtCredentialGraduates measured
Binghamton UniversityNY$58,342$16,750Bachelor's24
California State University-FullertonCA$71,185$14,516Bachelor's62
California State University-NorthridgeCA$55,096$21,040Bachelor's32
California State University-San MarcosCA$80,303$19,375Bachelor's36
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY$77,144—Bachelor's23
Duke UniversityNC$299,873—Master's19
Grand Valley State UniversityMI$63,043—Bachelor's20
Harvard UniversityMA$117,816—Bachelor's16
Illinois State UniversityIL$65,669$22,500Bachelor's18
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$56,543$10,750Bachelor's23
Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO$65,636$24,251Bachelor's40
Montana State UniversityMT$66,498$23,625Bachelor's19
National UniversityCA$77,786$14,280Associate's27
Northeastern State UniversityOK$50,981$21,000Bachelor's20
Northwestern UniversityIL$117,797—Doctoral22
Parker UniversityTX$52,681—Bachelor's48
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$70,021$24,000Bachelor's54
San Francisco State UniversityCA$74,482$19,000Bachelor's41
University of ArizonaAZ$57,458$17,750Bachelor's55
University of California-BerkeleyCA$66,577$14,000Bachelor's237
University of California-Los AngelesCA$72,443$15,848Bachelor's83
University of California-RiversideCA$65,813$17,861Bachelor's30
University of California-Santa CruzCA$69,849$19,000Bachelor's150
University of Colorado BoulderCO$68,579$17,889Bachelor's35
University of ConnecticutCT$73,120$24,500Bachelor's73
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$70,213$22,000Bachelor's157
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorTX$53,746$28,000Bachelor's19
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$68,042$20,422Bachelor's38
University of Minnesota-DuluthMN$65,275$25,304Bachelor's19
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$65,497$23,188Bachelor's44
University of PennsylvaniaPA$139,980—Doctoral33
University of Rhode IslandRI$77,681$25,000Bachelor's45
University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$67,234$14,781Bachelor's70
Western Washington UniversityWA$58,622$19,500Bachelor's33
Yale UniversityCT$92,646$19,500Bachelor's17

Credential levels differ: a certificate, associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral figure are not comparable with each other, so check the Credential column before comparing, and note that a college appears once per field, with one credential level's figure. Graduates measured is the number of graduates behind the median; small groups are less reliable.

Colleges are listed alphabetically to start; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Click a column heading to sort; shift-click more headings to sort by several columns as a group. Each figure is the median the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard reports for that college’s graduates in this field, 4 years after graduation. It describes a group of graduates, not any one person, and says nothing about how much the college added to its graduates’ earnings. Colleges that do not report a figure for this field are not listed: the Department of Education withholds earnings for programs with few graduates, so a college may offer a major and still be missing here.