Colleges, in alphabetical order

InstitutionStateMedian earnings (4 yrs out)Median debtCredentialGraduates measured
American Public University SystemWV$53,534$23,765Associate's20
Ashford UniversityCA$58,733$37,312Bachelor's52
Baylor UniversityTX$94,027$20,530Bachelor's25
California State University-NorthridgeCA$57,174—Bachelor's28
Cisco CollegeTX$27,735—Certificate16
Clemson UniversitySC$119,115—Master's20
Columbus State Community CollegeOH$51,228—Certificate73
Dallas CollegeTX$44,318$17,063Certificate91
DePaul UniversityIL$152,694—Master's24
Florida International UniversityFL$83,465—Master's65
Florida State UniversityFL$80,900$19,500Bachelor's133
George Mason UniversityVA$124,978—Master's19
Georgetown UniversityDC$154,778—Master's159
Georgia State UniversityGA$62,120$29,789Bachelor's20
Houston Community CollegeTX$27,929$18,345Certificate16
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$166,291—Master's29
Marquette UniversityWI$99,583$19,500Bachelor's18
Modesto Junior CollegeCA$46,206—Certificate23
New York UniversityNY$130,716$20,500Bachelor's23
Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT$41,042$12,000Certificate25
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$91,213$19,000Bachelor's32
Palm Beach State CollegeFL$55,978$17,349Certificate49
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$100,940$25,000Certificate21
Portland State UniversityOR$117,821—Master's21
San Diego State UniversityCA$50,662$18,875Bachelor's20
Sinclair Community CollegeOH$48,643$13,718Certificate83
Southern Methodist UniversityTX$147,770—Master's26
Syracuse UniversityNY$90,764—Bachelor's26
Tarrant County College DistrictTX$43,418$15,003Certificate18
Temple UniversityPA$65,650$23,811Bachelor's20
Texas A&M University-College StationTX$124,680—Master's57
Texas Christian UniversityTX$103,547$24,282Bachelor's28
The University of Texas at San AntonioTX$62,817$21,485Bachelor's31
University of Central FloridaFL$72,063$21,032Bachelor's34
University of DenverCO$87,026—Bachelor's26
University of FloridaFL$148,764—Master's20
University of GeorgiaGA$78,372$24,027Bachelor's47
University of North TexasTX$71,473$15,251Bachelor's23
University of Northern IowaIA$83,592$23,125Bachelor's59
University of PennsylvaniaPA$230,624—Master's20
University of San DiegoCA$78,044$21,000Bachelor's36
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$84,558$22,500Bachelor's29
University of Southern CaliforniaCA$143,977$19,500Bachelor's31
University of UtahUT$122,525—Master's38
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$120,483$20,500Bachelor's83
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeWI$69,806$24,637Certificate24
Villanova UniversityPA$131,911$27,000Bachelor's29
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$60,718—Bachelor's19
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$95,576$27,000Bachelor's53

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.