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NATIONAL FIELD FILE · CIP 09.0973 PUBLISHED PROGRAMS

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A national index of institution-and-credential records meeting a 75-working-graduate evidence threshold.

Programs73institution + credential combinations
Institutions72distinct main-campus records
Median earnings$65,248median of published program medians
Median debt$24,000median of published program medians
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This field hub can include several credential levels: Bachelor's Degree, Associate's Degree. Earnings and debt differ by credential, student population, geography, labor market, and cohort; the list is not a ranking.

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Institution records

Every row below has a non-suppressed median earnings field, a non-suppressed median debt field, and at least 75 working graduates in the four-year earnings cohort.

Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 233 working graduates$90,535 earnings · $26,000 debtUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$87,946 earnings · $20,251 debtUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · Bachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$83,451 earnings · $23,250 debtUniversity of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$82,999 earnings · $18,000 debtPepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$81,417 earnings · $26,000 debtBrigham Young UniversityProvo, UT · Bachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$80,841 earnings · $11,975 debtThe University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 366 working graduates$80,221 earnings · $20,995 debtMiami University-OxfordOxford, OH · Bachelor's Degree · 205 working graduates$79,710 earnings · $25,000 debtPace UniversityNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$79,376 earnings · $25,000 debtAmerican UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree · 130 working graduates$78,410 earnings · $26,442 debtPennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Bachelor's Degree · 306 working graduates$76,246 earnings · $24,693 debtUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · Bachelor's Degree · 176 working graduates$74,779 earnings · $19,433 debtUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GA · Bachelor's Degree · 238 working graduates$74,531 earnings · $21,787 debtQuinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · Bachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$73,547 earnings · $23,250 debtUniversity of OregonEugene, OR · Bachelor's Degree · 456 working graduates$73,410 earnings · $21,500 debtUniversity of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · Bachelor's Degree · 130 working graduates$72,328 earnings · $23,000 debtTexas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$71,186 earnings · $24,148 debtDePaul UniversityChicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree · 378 working graduates$71,045 earnings · $24,500 debtFashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 376 working graduates$69,954 earnings · $21,500 debtUniversity of FloridaGainesville, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 407 working graduates$69,600 earnings · $17,439 debtMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree · 576 working graduates$69,300 earnings · $23,899 debtLoyola University ChicagoChicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$68,942 earnings · $25,000 debtThe University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · Bachelor's Degree · 352 working graduates$68,227 earnings · $25,000 debtIthaca CollegeIthaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 182 working graduates$68,029 earnings · $23,250 debtHoward UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$67,881 earnings · $26,000 debtTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree · 444 working graduates$67,840 earnings · $26,000 debtIllinois State UniversityNormal, IL · Bachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$67,752 earnings · $22,500 debtSt. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$67,728 earnings · $26,848 debtWashington State UniversityPullman, WA · Bachelor's Degree · 215 working graduates$67,647 earnings · $20,500 debtSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 117 working graduates$67,414 earnings · $17,038 debtColumbia College ChicagoChicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$66,798 earnings · $26,000 debtHofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$66,780 earnings · $24,000 debtSuffolk UniversityBoston, MA · Bachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$66,709 earnings · $27,000 debtThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 155 working graduates$66,454 earnings · $22,639 debtFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$65,941 earnings · $13,849 debtUniversity of VermontBurlington, VT · Bachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$65,706 earnings · $24,125 debtUniversity of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · Bachelor's Degree · 239 working graduates$65,248 earnings · $24,250 debtMarquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$64,978 earnings · $25,000 debtGeorgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA · Bachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$64,934 earnings · $25,000 debtKennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA · Bachelor's Degree · 182 working graduates$64,501 earnings · $26,000 debtWestern Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI · Bachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$64,127 earnings · $27,000 debtThe University of TampaTampa, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$63,368 earnings · $25,000 debtThe University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$63,314 earnings · $21,368 debtIowa State UniversityAmes, IA · Bachelor's Degree · 220 working graduates$62,965 earnings · $24,750 debtUniversity of KentuckyLexington, KY · Bachelor's Degree · 167 working graduates$62,754 earnings · $24,625 debtRowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · 191 working graduates$62,661 earnings · $23,125 debtTexas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 323 working graduates$62,247 earnings · $21,500 debtUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · Bachelor's Degree · 250 working graduates$61,145 earnings · $23,258 debtBall State UniversityMuncie, IN · Bachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$60,686 earnings · $23,879 debtMissouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Bachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$60,390 earnings · $23,329 debtKent State University at KentKent, OH · Bachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$60,218 earnings · $25,000 debtUniversity of HoustonHouston, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 156 working graduates$60,180 earnings · $23,800 debtArizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$59,864 earnings · $20,847 debtSouthern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH · Bachelor's Degree · 470 working graduates$59,801 earnings · $27,799 debtCentral Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI · Bachelor's Degree · 230 working graduates$59,522 earnings · $27,000 debtTexas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 468 working graduates$59,009 earnings · $21,764 debtState University of New York at OswegoOswego, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$58,675 earnings · $26,000 debtBradley UniversityPeoria, IL · Bachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$58,515 earnings · $26,819 debtMurray State UniversityMurray, KY · Bachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$58,265 earnings · $22,250 debtSoutheast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO · Bachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$58,082 earnings · $25,000 debtGrand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI · Bachelor's Degree · 213 working graduates$57,599 earnings · $26,377 debtCommonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA · Bachelor's Degree · 173 working graduates$56,381 earnings · $26,000 debtOklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, OK · Bachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$56,319 earnings · $22,062 debtUniversity of IdahoMoscow, ID · Bachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$56,032 earnings · $26,000 debtNorthern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$55,863 earnings · $21,625 debtAppalachian State UniversityBoone, NC · Bachelor's Degree · 205 working graduates$55,671 earnings · $21,500 debtCleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH · Bachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$55,174 earnings · $26,750 debtFashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY · Associate's Degree · 285 working graduates$54,879 earnings · $12,000 debtWestern Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY · Bachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$53,839 earnings · $25,000 debtFlagler CollegeSaint Augustine, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$53,353 earnings · $23,125 debtUniversity of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH · Bachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$51,824 earnings · $27,000 debtUniversity of Central OklahomaEdmond, OK · Bachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$50,636 earnings · $21,500 debtThe University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$49,558 earnings · $22,000 debt
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