Colleges, in alphabetical order

InstitutionStateMedian earnings (4 yrs out)Median debtCredentialGraduates measured
Ball State UniversityIN$65,382—Bachelor's20
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$68,795$22,433Bachelor's40
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA$69,790$20,893Bachelor's63
Clemson UniversitySC$65,469$27,000Bachelor's18
Cornell UniversityNY$74,689—Master's16
CUNY City CollegeNY$72,481—Master's18
Florida International UniversityFL$79,542—Master's19
Iowa State UniversityIA$61,364$29,750Bachelor's31
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$68,140—Bachelor's19
North Carolina State University at RaleighNC$70,503—Master's17
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$65,828$23,250Bachelor's30
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$74,363$30,999Bachelor's21
Purdue University-Main CampusIN$67,113—Bachelor's18
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$65,863$27,000Bachelor's24
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryNY$59,480—Bachelor's20
Texas A&M University-College StationTX$73,729$24,469Bachelor's32
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$78,742—Master's22
University of GeorgiaGA$74,983$27,000Bachelor's32
University of KentuckyKY$64,143—Bachelor's21
University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA$64,477—Bachelor's19
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$64,090—Master's21
University of OregonOR$60,338—Master's22
University of Rhode IslandRI$74,488—Bachelor's26
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$63,759—Bachelor's16
Utah State UniversityUT$64,621—Bachelor's35
West Virginia UniversityWV$70,646—Bachelor's26

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.