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:51 | School Name: Shoreline Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$59,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,000 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:51 | School Name: University of South Dakota | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$64,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,000 | % High Meaning:59% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:51 | School Name: St Catherine University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$63,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$87,000 | % High Meaning:83% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:54 | School Name: CUNY New York City College of Technology | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$59,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,900 | % High Meaning:57% | % STEM Degrees:22% |
| Rank:55 | School Name: Sacramento City College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$57,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,800 | % High Meaning:70% | % STEM Degrees:9% |
| Rank:56 | School Name:Las Positas College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$59,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,700 | % High Meaning:59% | % STEM Degrees:10% |
| Rank:57 | School Name:St. Joseph's College of Nursing | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$61,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,500 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:58 | School Name: College of Staten Island CUNY | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$60,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,400 | % High Meaning:47% | % STEM Degrees:17% |
| Rank:58 | School Name: San Jacinto Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$52,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,400 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:60 | School Name:Perry Technical Institute | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$59,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,200 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:61 | School Name: University of Indianapolis | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$60,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,100 | % High Meaning:58% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:62 | School Name: Foothill College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$59,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$86,000 | % High Meaning:54% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:63 | School Name:Canada College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$58,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,900 | % High Meaning:51% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:64 | School Name: County College of Morris | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$56,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,800 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:65 | School Name:Montana State University-Northern | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$60,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,700 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:65 | School Name: Middlesex Community College (Massachusetts) | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$60,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,700 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:10% |
| Rank:67 | School Name: Franklin University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$59,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,500 | % High Meaning:56% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:67 | School Name: Bakersfield College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$55,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,500 | % High Meaning:73% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:69 | School Name: Mississippi University for Women | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$60,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,400 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:70 | School Name: Thomas Edison State University | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$58,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,300 | % High Meaning:66% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:70 | School Name: Hawaii Pacific University | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$59,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,300 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:14% |
| Rank:72 | School Name: Utah Valley University | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$53,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,200 | % High Meaning:53% | % STEM Degrees:17% |
| Rank:73 | School Name:Moorpark College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$54,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,100 | % High Meaning:53% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:73 | School Name: Montgomery College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$56,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,100 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:15% |
| Rank:75 | School Name: Farmingdale State College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$56,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,000 | % High Meaning:58% | % STEM Degrees:11% |
