Colleges, in alphabetical order

InstitutionStateMedian earnings (4 yrs out)Median debtCredentialGraduates measured
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeGA$57,678$20,282Bachelor's40
Alabama A & M UniversityAL$64,749—Bachelor's16
Auburn UniversityAL$64,704$20,500Bachelor's31
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$77,419$17,000Bachelor's27
California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtCA$79,849$22,173Bachelor's44
Clemson UniversitySC$63,764$24,700Bachelor's34
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO$62,919$24,200Bachelor's29
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeSC$44,915$12,622Associate's33
Iowa State UniversityIA$52,650$19,437Bachelor's47
Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$65,941$24,250Bachelor's28
Michigan State UniversityMI$55,724$31,000Bachelor's28
Michigan Technological UniversityMI$55,912$27,000Bachelor's32
Mississippi State UniversityMS$58,499$19,750Bachelor's39
North Carolina State University at RaleighNC$86,357$24,749Bachelor's94
Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$58,054$20,923Certificate37
Oregon State UniversityOR$74,416—Master's22
Paul Smiths College of Arts and ScienceNY$49,950—Associate's24
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPA$53,373$12,000Associate's32
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$42,466—Associate's23
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoPA$42,466—Associate's23
Purdue University-Main CampusIN$56,754—Bachelor's18
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleIL$50,394$21,512Bachelor's80
Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$55,786$22,250Bachelor's22
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryNY$57,664—Bachelor's40
Texas A&M University-College StationTX$63,468$19,500Bachelor's17
The University of MontanaMT$60,526—Bachelor's23
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$57,436$27,000Bachelor's20
University of FloridaFL$48,755$15,512Bachelor's68
University of GeorgiaGA$68,965$22,607Bachelor's22
University of IdahoID$64,392$18,000Bachelor's43
University of KentuckyKY$51,331—Bachelor's16
University of MaineME$56,124$23,618Bachelor's34
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$58,651$23,059Bachelor's66
University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointWI$55,724$24,893Bachelor's104
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$64,204$20,919Bachelor's88
West Virginia UniversityWV$64,568$23,371Bachelor's35

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.