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:101 | School Name:_50px.png) Nassau Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$53,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,600 | % High Meaning:50% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:101 | School Name: New England Institute of Technology | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$56,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,600 | % High Meaning:51% | % STEM Degrees:14% |
| Rank:101 | School Name: Cypress College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$53,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,600 | % High Meaning:55% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:101 | School Name: Coastline Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$56,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,600 | % High Meaning:64% | % STEM Degrees:8% |
| Rank:105 | School Name: Grossmont College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$54,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,500 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:8% |
| Rank:105 | School Name: Oakton Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$55,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,500 | % High Meaning:53% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:107 | School Name: Compton College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$53,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,400 | % High Meaning:48% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:108 | School Name: Santa Monica College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$54,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,300 | % High Meaning:50% | % STEM Degrees:3% |
| Rank:108 | School Name: Massachusetts Bay Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$58,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,300 | % High Meaning:56% | % STEM Degrees:9% |
| Rank:110 | School Name:South Seattle College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$58,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,200 | % High Meaning:42% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:110 | School Name:Mercy College of Health Sciences | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$59,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,200 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:110 | School Name:Morton College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$52,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,200 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:113 | School Name:Texas State Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$53,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,100 | % High Meaning:54% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:114 | School Name: Renton Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$61,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,000 | % High Meaning:48% | % STEM Degrees:10% |
| Rank:114 | School Name:Lincoln University (Missouri) | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$59,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,000 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:114 | School Name:Herzing University-Minneapolis | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$58,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,000 | % High Meaning:74% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:114 | School Name:_50px.jpg) Kansas State University | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$56,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,000 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:19% |
| Rank:118 | School Name: Mercy College | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$57,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,900 | % High Meaning:60% | % STEM Degrees:5% |
| Rank:119 | School Name: Green River College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$55,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,800 | % High Meaning:54% | % STEM Degrees:18% |
| Rank:119 | School Name: Quincy College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$58,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,800 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:8% |
| Rank:121 | School Name:Lamar Institute of Technology | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$58,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,700 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:5% |
| Rank:122 | School Name:New Mexico Military Institute | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$55,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,600 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:122 | School Name:_50px.png) Hudson Valley Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$54,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,600 | % High Meaning:57% | % STEM Degrees:12% |
| Rank:122 | School Name: Community College of Denver | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$56,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,600 | % High Meaning:73% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:125 | School Name: - Teaneck, NJ_50px.png) Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$54,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,500 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:14% |
