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827 programs at U.S. colleges award 19,948 credentials a year in this field (CIP 11.04). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $85,294 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Undergraduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$60,020	$20,625	11
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	$46,815	$5,500	123
Ace Institute of Technology New York, NY	$26,914	$6,648	63

Highest-paying Associate's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	$54,649	$10,183	132
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$52,706	$16,496	14
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	$51,734	$21,000	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA	$51,734	$21,000	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$51,734	$21,000	1
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$51,734	$21,000	—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$51,734	$21,000	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA	$51,734	$21,000	8
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$51,734	$21,000	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$51,734	$21,000	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, PA	$51,734	$21,000	1
Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH	$45,238	—	16
Clayton State University Morrow, GA	$43,702	$30,500	16
ITI Technical College Baton Rouge, LA	$39,046	$16,056	31
Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY	$38,906	$9,317	48
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH	$37,961	$12,710	43
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$37,961	$12,710	—
Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY	$31,342	—	11
Zane State College Zanesville, OH	$29,311	$6,950	16

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$102,998	$11,425	88
Norwich University Northfield, VT	$98,551	—	40
Excelsior University Albany, NY	$88,713	—	—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$88,515	$17,592	172
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$80,731	$16,803	70
Albright College Reading, PA	$80,329	—	3
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$80,173	$19,500	149
Utah Valley University Orem, UT	$79,918	$17,125	44
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$78,755	$29,000	34
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$76,549	$25,225	22
University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	$76,090	$24,417	64
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$75,834	$13,197	72
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	$73,937	$12,344	81
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$73,033	$26,564	166
University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	$72,140	$19,140	2,001
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$72,095	$26,417	20
Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC	$71,167	$40,250	17
Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch, TX	$71,167	$40,250	5
Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC	$71,167	$40,250	2
Strayer University-Mississippi Jackson, MS	$71,167	$40,250	1
Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee, GA	$71,167	$40,250	5
Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock, AR	$71,167	$40,250	0
Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV	$71,167	$40,250	0
Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ	$71,167	$40,250	2
Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC	$71,167	$40,250	14

Highest-paying Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$129,079	—	—

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$131,093	$39,844	63
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	$128,867	$33,905	31
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$128,867	$33,905	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$128,867	$33,905	8
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Malvern, PA	$128,867	$33,905	4
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$127,788	$52,712	0
Norwich University Northfield, VT	$118,687	$35,608	14
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$114,662	$47,253	272
George Washington University Washington, DC	$114,156	—	43
Boston University Boston, MA	$104,702	$31,165	257
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$102,313	$49,759	148
University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$101,914	—	18
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	$100,801	—	36
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$97,641	$20,962	42
University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	$95,119	$41,000	394
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$94,430	$31,625	40
Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	$93,832	$51,028	29
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$93,745	$24,323	173
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$93,660	$32,000	97
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$93,475	$41,000	169
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$92,342	—	—
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$91,890	$30,508	109
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$90,950	$54,516	62
Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$90,550	$37,683	0
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$87,966	$23,017	—

Highest-paying First professional degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$175,482	$48,822	—

Highest-paying Graduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$66,760	—	21
University of North Texas Denton, TX	$42,770	$33,848	54