Best Community Colleges & 2-Year Degree Programs by Salary Potential
PayScale has ranked hundreds of two-year colleges by how much their alumni go on to earn. Find out which schools produce the highest-paid graduates.
| Rank | School Name | School Sector | Early Career Pay | Mid-Career Pay | % High Meaning | % STEM Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:25 | School Name: Orange Coast College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$57,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$89,800 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:10% |
| Rank:27 | School Name: Kettering College | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$63,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$89,300 | % High Meaning:86% | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:27 | School Name: Gwynedd Mercy University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$63,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$89,300 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:29 | School Name: - Lowell Campus_50px.png) University of Massachusetts-Lowell | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$60,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$89,000 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:34% |
| Rank:30 | School Name: West Valley College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$59,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,900 | % High Meaning:51% | % STEM Degrees:5% |
| Rank:31 | School Name: Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$55,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,800 | % High Meaning:74% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:31 | School Name: City College of San Francisco | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$63,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,800 | % High Meaning:60% | % STEM Degrees:15% |
| Rank:33 | School Name: Lake Washington Institute of Technology | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$60,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,600 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:14% |
| Rank:33 | School Name:Marymount California University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$61,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,600 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:33 | School Name: Dunwoody College of Technology | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$63,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,600 | % High Meaning:55% | % STEM Degrees:18% |
| Rank:36 | School Name: University of Hartford | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$58,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,300 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:13% |
| Rank:36 | School Name:Maine College of Health Professions | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$64,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,300 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:38 | School Name: Mount Saint Mary's University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$65,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,000 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:38 | School Name:Ohlone College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$60,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,000 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:29% |
| Rank:40 | School Name:_50px.png) Western Governors University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$60,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,900 | % High Meaning:51% | % STEM Degrees:14% |
| Rank:40 | School Name:Chabot College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$57,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,900 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:8% |
| Rank:40 | School Name:Diablo Valley College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$57,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,900 | % High Meaning:53% | % STEM Degrees:17% |
| Rank:43 | School Name:Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$62,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,700 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:44 | School Name:Skyline College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$59,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,600 | % High Meaning:58% | % STEM Degrees:8% |
| Rank:44 | School Name:Glendale Community College (Arizona) | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$60,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,600 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:8% |
| Rank:44 | School Name:_50px.png) University of Maryland Global Campus | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$58,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,600 | % High Meaning:65% | % STEM Degrees:30% |
| Rank:47 | School Name:St Joseph School of Nursing | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$64,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,500 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:48 | School Name:St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$63,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,100 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:48 | School Name: - Daytona Beach, FL_50px.jpg) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$59,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,100 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:41% |
| Rank:48 | School Name: Ranken Technical College | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$60,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,100 | % High Meaning:53% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
