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Associate's · Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences, General (Associate's): earnings by school

24 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$38,846
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$50,266
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$8,428
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 22 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $41,042 and $54,734. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Green River College WA—$77,477—
Clark College WA—$76,889—
Middlesex College NJ$43,689$67,944$8,475
Chandler-Gilbert Community College AZ$62,904——
Western Nevada College NV—$61,575—
College of Staten Island CUNY NY—$59,243—
Jackson College MI—$54,734—
CUNY Medgar Evers College NY$34,315$50,871—
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus NM—$50,266—
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus NM—$50,266—
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM—$50,266—
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus NM—$50,266—
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus NM—$50,266—
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY—$47,741—
CUNY New York City College of Technology NY$29,623$47,221—
Scottsdale Community College AZ—$45,882—
CUNY Queensborough Community College NY—$43,018—
Richard Bland College VA$26,596$41,042$8,382
North Central Michigan College MI—$40,596—
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College NY$41,494$40,438—
Glendale Community College AZ$38,846——
Tulsa Community College OK—$38,358—
CUNY Bronx Community College NY—$34,499—
CUNY Hostos Community College NY—$32,772—