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:791 | School Name: Western Iowa Tech Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,500 | % High Meaning:65% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:802 | School Name: Northern Oklahoma College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,400 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:12% |
| Rank:802 | School Name:Richard Bland College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,400 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:94% |
| Rank:802 | School Name:West Georgia Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$50,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,400 | % High Meaning:59% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:802 | School Name:Wor-Wic Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,400 | % High Meaning:57% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:802 | School Name: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,400 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:807 | School Name:Southeastern Community College (North Carolina) | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,300 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:807 | School Name:New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$43,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,300 | % High Meaning:65% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:807 | School Name:Russell Sage College | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$47,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,300 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:807 | School Name:Peninsula College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,300 | % High Meaning:52% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:807 | School Name:_50px.png) Fox Valley Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$53,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,300 | % High Meaning:52% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:807 | School Name:Aims Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,300 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:807 | School Name: Gadsden State Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,300 | % High Meaning:68% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:807 | School Name:Northern Maine Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,300 | % High Meaning:56% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:815 | School Name: Niagara County Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,200 | % High Meaning:54% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:815 | School Name:University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,200 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:815 | School Name:_50px.png) Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,200 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:8% |
| Rank:815 | School Name: - Providence, RI_50px.jpg) Johnson & Wales University-Providence | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$46,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,200 | % High Meaning:50% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:815 | School Name:Herzing University-Atlanta | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$47,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,200 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:815 | School Name:Riverland Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,200 | % High Meaning:49% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:821 | School Name: Pitt Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$45,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,100 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:821 | School Name:Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,100 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:14% |
| Rank:821 | School Name:Cleveland State Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,100 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:821 | School Name:_50px.png) Kalamazoo Valley Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,100 | % High Meaning:55% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:821 | School Name:Hagerstown Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$51,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,100 | % High Meaning:57% | % STEM Degrees:5% |
