Associate's · Multi/interdisciplinary Studies

Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's): earnings by school

88 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$33,338
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$50,340
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$8,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 85 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $46,269 and $56,162. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Woodland Community College CA—$89,041—
San Diego City College CA—$77,094—
De Anza College CA—$71,064—
Elgin Community College IL—$67,323—
Copper Mountain Community College CA—$66,094—
San Joaquin Delta College CA—$65,425—
Santiago Canyon College CA—$65,210—
Modesto Junior College CA—$64,444—
Antelope Valley Community College District CA—$63,614—
San Bernardino Valley College CA—$63,205—
Heartland Community College IL—$62,651$8,125
Moreno Valley College CA—$62,331—
Joliet Junior College IL$38,042$60,852—
Blue Ridge Community College VA—$60,535—
College of the Desert CA—$59,719—
Yuba College CA$33,387$59,650—
Los Angeles Pierce College CA—$59,287—
Ferris State University MI—$58,134$16,167
Ventura College CA—$58,128—
West Valley College CA—$56,438—
Shasta College CA—$56,192$11,750
Los Angeles City College CA—$56,162—
Sussex County Community College NJ—$55,699—
Riverside City College CA$30,630$54,768—
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College IL$24,338$54,410—
William Rainey Harper College IL$33,338$54,379$6,500
Crafton Hills College CA—$53,835—
Solano Community College CA$38,138$53,777—
Laurel Ridge Community College VA$36,818$53,653—
Kaskaskia College IL—$53,633—
Los Angeles Trade Technical College CA—$53,233—
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College IL$32,715$53,058—
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College IL$41,667$52,454—
Triton College IL$40,008$52,421$8,725
Mission College CA$52,244——
College of DuPage IL$33,133$52,007$7,307
San Diego Mesa College CA$38,269$51,936—
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College IL$35,767$51,025—
Victor Valley College CA$31,938$50,905—
Lincoln Land Community College IL$37,246$50,823$10,150
Illinois Valley Community College IL$30,762$50,741—
Cerritos College CA—$50,527—
Morton College IL$34,503$50,393—
Chaffey College CA—$50,340—
Black Hawk College IL$25,698$50,172—
Santa Ana College CA—$50,156—
Waubonsee Community College IL$34,771$49,992$6,475
McHenry County College IL$37,403$49,990—
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College VA$36,062$49,555$9,500
Parkland College IL$32,941$49,181—
College of Lake County IL$32,295$49,153—
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College IL—$49,098—
Oakton College IL—$48,644—
Moraine Valley Community College IL$28,439$48,554$9,500
Lake Land College IL—$48,077—
Santa Rosa Junior College CA—$47,743—
Rock Valley College IL$33,517$47,679—
Virginia Western Community College VA$30,687$47,601—
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College IL$31,970$47,500—
Southwestern Illinois College IL$31,309$47,418$7,114
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College IL—$47,366—
San Jacinto Community College TX$30,644$47,229—
Northern Virginia Community College VA$26,134$46,956$9,125
Lewis and Clark Community College IL$30,160$46,834$7,625
Virginia Peninsula Community College VA$36,653$46,269—
Kishwaukee College IL$32,524$46,128$8,250
Tidewater Community College VA$33,658$45,557$8,500
Sauk Valley Community College IL—$45,005—
South Suburban College IL—$44,903—
Norco College CA—$44,674—
Richland Community College IL$40,604$44,259—
Massasoit Community College MA$44,249—$7,103
Imperial Valley College CA—$43,842—
Lake Tahoe Community College CA—$43,757—
John Wood Community College IL—$43,445—
Hudson County Community College NJ$32,374$43,419—
American River College CA$39,359$43,319—
Napa Valley College CA—$43,305—
College of the Redwoods CA—$42,531$10,000
Mt San Jacinto Community College District CA$27,408$41,855—
Orange Coast College CA—$41,701—
Rend Lake College IL$30,135$41,686—
Community College of Baltimore County MD—$41,514—
Shawnee Community College IL—$41,226—
Highland Community College IL—$41,202—
San Jose City College CA—$40,609—
Los Angeles Harbor College CA$38,006$39,396—
Palomar College CA$17,284——