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:501 | School Name: Blackhawk Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$52,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,500 | % High Meaning:64% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:501 | School Name: College of the Sequoias | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$51,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,500 | % High Meaning:68% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:501 | School Name:Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$51,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,500 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:8% |
| Rank:501 | School Name: Macomb Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$50,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,500 | % High Meaning:51% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:501 | School Name: Bay Path University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$53,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,500 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:506 | School Name:_50px.png) University of Central Oklahoma | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,400 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:506 | School Name: Montana State University | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,400 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:32% |
| Rank:506 | School Name:Estrella Mountain Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$52,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,400 | % High Meaning:83% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:509 | School Name:Hudson County Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,300 | % High Meaning:51% | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:509 | School Name:_50px.png) Rochester Institute of Technology | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$51,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,300 | % High Meaning:55% | % STEM Degrees:54% |
| Rank:509 | School Name:_50px.png) Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$50,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,300 | % High Meaning:52% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:509 | School Name: Waubonsee Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$50,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,300 | % High Meaning:50% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:509 | School Name:Midway University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$49,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,300 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:514 | School Name:Lamar State College-Port Arthur | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$53,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,200 | % High Meaning:59% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:514 | School Name: Ferris State University | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$52,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,200 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:514 | School Name:Harford Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$50,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,200 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:9% |
| Rank:517 | School Name: Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$53,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,100 | % High Meaning:56% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:517 | School Name: Navarro College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$51,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,100 | % High Meaning:60% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:517 | School Name:Los Angeles Southwest College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$51,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,100 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:520 | School Name: Cameron University | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,000 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:17% |
| Rank:520 | School Name: Harrisburg Area Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$52,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,000 | % High Meaning:52% | % STEM Degrees:9% |
| Rank:520 | School Name: Pima Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$50,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,000 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:520 | School Name: Endicott College | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$50,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,000 | % High Meaning:76% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:520 | School Name:McHenry County College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,000 | % High Meaning:57% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:525 | School Name: Rose State College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$73,900 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:5% |
