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:719 | School Name: SOWELA Technical Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,500 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:719 | School Name:Henderson Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,500 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:13% |
| Rank:728 | School Name:Western Oklahoma State College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:5% |
| Rank:728 | School Name:Clovis Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:728 | School Name: Tompkins Cortland Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:5% |
| Rank:728 | School Name: Onondaga Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:60% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:728 | School Name: Western Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$51,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:58% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:728 | School Name:Warren County Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:59% | % STEM Degrees:9% |
| Rank:728 | School Name:Mount Aloysius College | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$52,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:71% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:728 | School Name: York College of Pennsylvania | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$49,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:16% |
| Rank:728 | School Name:Laredo College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:728 | School Name:Middlesex Community College (Connecticut) | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:45% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:728 | School Name:Yavapai College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$51,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:59% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:728 | School Name: George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$50,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:69% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:728 | School Name:Jefferson College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$50,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:728 | School Name: Winona State University | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,400 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:742 | School Name:Grays Harbor College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,300 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:742 | School Name:Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$47,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,300 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:742 | School Name:Eastern Iowa Community College District | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,300 | % High Meaning:66% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:742 | School Name:Kaskaskia College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,300 | % High Meaning:59% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:746 | School Name:Western Nevada College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,200 | % High Meaning:73% | % STEM Degrees:10% |
| Rank:746 | School Name:_50px.png) Lake Area Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,200 | % High Meaning:64% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:746 | School Name:Snow College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,200 | % High Meaning:73% | % STEM Degrees:9% |
| Rank:746 | School Name: Pueblo Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$52,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,200 | % High Meaning:72% | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:746 | School Name: University of Southern Indiana | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$51,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,200 | % High Meaning:85% | % STEM Degrees:8% |
