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Colleges with published bachelor's-degree earnings for this field. Figures are medians for students who received federal aid.

#	College	median earnings	Median debt	Enrolled
1	University of Houston Houston, TX	$50K	$23K	39
2	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	$49K	$17K	23
3	Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	$49K	$31K	51
4	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	$48K	$14K	56
5	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$46K	$23K	65
6	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	$45K	—	19
7	East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX	$44K	$23K	56
8	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$43K	$27K	73
9	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	$42K	$20K	27
10	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$42K	$24K	75
11	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$41K	$18K	48
12	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$41K	$22K	91
13	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	$39K	$25K	74
14	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	$39K	$29K	24
15	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$38K	$20K	71
16	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	$38K	$27K	35
17	Luther College Decorah, IA	$38K	$27K	48
18	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$38K	$27K	25
19	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$37K	$26K	88
20	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	$36K	$24K	—
21	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$36K	$27K	23
22	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$36K	—	15
23	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	$36K	$22K	21
24	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	$35K	$16K	41
25	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	$35K	—	—
26	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$35K	$24K	52
27	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	$35K	—	11
28	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	$35K	$27K	54
29	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	$34K	—	10
30	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$34K	$22K	37
31	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	$34K	$21K	20
32	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$34K	$27K	49
33	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	$34K	$19K	59
34	University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA	$34K	—	12
35	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$33K	$21K	200
36	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$33K	—	15
37	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$33K	$26K	67
38	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	$33K	$19K	22
39	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$33K	$21K	61
40	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	$33K	$25K	38
41	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$32K	$20K	72
42	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$32K	$25K	60
43	Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	$32K	$27K	56
44	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$32K	$22K	81
45	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN	$32K	$26K	21
46	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	$32K	—	—
47	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	$32K	$24K	29
48	North Central College Naperville, IL	$32K	—	—
49	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$31K	$22K	49
50	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$31K	$27K	38
51	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$31K	—	—
52	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$31K	$26K	46
53	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$31K	—	15
54	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$31K	$15K	46
55	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$31K	—	—
56	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	$30K	—	17
57	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$30K	—	15
58	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	$30K	—	18
59	Murray State University Murray, KY	$30K	$26K	31
60	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	$29K	$18K	146
61	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$29K	$18K	23
62	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$29K	$27K	35
63	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$29K	$15K	27
64	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	$29K	$22K	—
65	Radford University Radford, VA	$29K	$22K	25
66	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$29K	$27K	36
67	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	$29K	$27K	46
68	Biola University La Mirada, CA	$29K	$20K	28
69	Lee University Cleveland, TN	$29K	$27K	28
70	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$29K	—	17
71	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$29K	$21K	33
72	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$29K	$22K	38
73	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$28K	—	13
74	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$28K	$25K	69
75	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$28K	$25K	62
76	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$28K	$20K	36
77	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$28K	$20K	36
78	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$27K	$22K	112
79	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$27K	—	—
80	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	$27K	—	18
81	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$27K	$8K	21
82	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$27K	$17K	26
83	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	$27K	—	15
84	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$27K	$18K	77
85	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$27K	$25K	26
86	Capital University Columbus, OH	$27K	$27K	53
87	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	$26K	$14K	39
88	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$26K	$22K	58
89	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	$26K	$24K	32
90	Millikin University Decatur, IL	$26K	$21K	24
91	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$26K	—	—
92	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$26K	$27K	57
93	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$26K	$14K	22
94	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	$25K	—	17
95	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	$25K	$27K	23
96	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$25K	$20K	19
97	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL	$25K	$27K	400
98	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$25K	$24K	61
99	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	$25K	$25K	104
100	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$25K	—	19
101	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$25K	$31K	22
102	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$25K	$16K	84
103	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	$25K	$22K	30
104	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$24K	$27K	43
105	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	$24K	$28K	60
106	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	$24K	$20K	30
107	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	$24K	$22K	39
108	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$24K	—	18
109	New York University New York, NY	$24K	$22K	71
110	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	$23K	—	18
111	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$23K	$20K	50
112	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$23K	$22K	32
113	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$23K	—	19
114	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$23K	$26K	42
115	Florida International University Miami, FL	$23K	$12K	23
116	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$23K	$10K	21
117	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$23K	$26K	32
118	Towson University Towson, MD	$23K	$18K	23
119	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$23K	$17K	—
120	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$22K	$18K	56
121	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$22K	$26K	52
122	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$22K	$22K	24
123	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$22K	$27K	63
124	Portland State University Portland, OR	$22K	—	15
125	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$22K	—	15
126	Chapman University Orange, CA	$22K	$24K	25
127	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	$22K	$27K	44
128	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	$22K	$16K	20
129	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$22K	$19K	30
130	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$22K	$20K	93
131	Bennington College Bennington, VT	$22K	—	13
132	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$22K	$15K	28
133	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$22K	—	19
134	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	$22K	—	—
135	University of Denver Denver, CO	$21K	$25K	27
136	Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY	$21K	$25K	19
137	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	$21K	—	—
138	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$21K	$26K	40
139	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$21K	$16K	32
140	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$21K	$27K	118
141	SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY	$21K	$25K	46
142	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	$21K	—	—
143	Manhattan School of Music New York, NY	$21K	$27K	53
144	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	$21K	$22K	25
145	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$21K	$26K	35
146	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$21K	$21K	33
147	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	$21K	$24K	490
148	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	$20K	$27K	76
149	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	$20K	$27K	61
150	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	$20K	$25K	33
151	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$20K	$27K	33
152	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$20K	$26K	22
153	Belmont University Nashville, TN	$20K	$22K	119
154	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$20K	$22K	38
155	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$20K	$18K	22
156	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	$20K	$24K	61
157	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	$20K	$28K	30
158	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$20K	$13K	47
159	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$19K	$21K	27
160	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	$19K	$26K	30
161	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$19K	$27K	30
162	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$19K	—	12
163	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	$19K	—	11
164	Stetson University DeLand, FL	$19K	$26K	44
165	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$19K	$22K	26
166	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$19K	$27K	67
167	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	$19K	—	13
168	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	$19K	$24K	26
169	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$19K	$14K	67
170	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	$19K	$25K	64
171	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$18K	$26K	33
172	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$18K	$22K	24
173	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$18K	$25K	23
174	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$18K	$20K	27
175	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$18K	$11K	32
176	The New School New York, NY	$18K	$22K	78
177	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$18K	$14K	48
178	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$18K	$10K	19
179	CUNY City College New York, NY	$18K	—	17
180	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	$18K	$26K	38
181	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	$18K	$27K	33
182	Columbus State University Columbus, GA	$18K	$23K	23
183	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$17K	$20K	50
184	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$17K	$19K	70
185	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$17K	$17K	48
186	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$17K	$20K	33
187	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	$17K	—	11
188	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$17K	$27K	25
189	Catawba College Salisbury, NC	$16K	—	—
190	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$16K	$24K	39
191	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$16K	—	16
192	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$16K	$18K	54
193	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$16K	$18K	60
194	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	$15K	$13K	21
195	Baylor University Waco, TX	$15K	$19K	32
196	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$15K	—	—
197	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$14K	$20K	114
198	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	$14K	—	18
199	Utah State University Logan, UT	$14K	—	17
200	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$13K	$20K	82

Earnings shown are the median of federal-aid recipients one year after leaving school, by U.S. Department of Education records.