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Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

305
schools offer it
8,802
grads per year
$53,182
median pay 5 yrs out
$47,330-$58,976
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
University of Missouri, ColumbiaD1MO461$68,004
University of North TexasD1TX238$53,717
University of OklahomaD1OK224$57,281
University of Wisconsin-MadisonD1WI221$68,253
University of KansasD1KS203$62,205
University of FloridaD1FL176$58,392
Pennsylvania State UniversityD1PA175$61,946
San Diego State UniversityD1CA167$53,997
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ158$62,711
University of GeorgiaD1GA149$61,753
Colorado State UniversityD1CO139$55,367
Syracuse UniversityD1NY139$72,696
University of OregonD1OR136$54,179
California State University, NorthridgeD1CA128$53,354
Indiana University, BloomingtonD1IN123$65,840
Ohio UniversityD1OH123$58,976
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New BrunswickD1NJ120$62,307
University of Texas at AustinD1TX116$61,070
Georgia State UniversityD1GA115$50,652
Michigan State UniversityD1MI115$58,101
University of Maryland, College ParkD1MD109$70,492
University of AlabamaD1AL105$56,575
University of Massachusetts, AmherstD1MA105$58,874
University of West GeorgiaD1GA102$48,565
University of IowaD1IA95$57,097
University of Arkansas, FayettevilleD1AR93$60,034
Georgia CollegeD2GA93$55,713
Boston UniversityD1MA91$73,406
California State University, FresnoD1CA90n/a
University of Nebraska-LincolnD1NE89$51,054
Middle Tennessee State UniversityD1TN86$49,932
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleD1TN86$51,252
University of Nevada, RenoD1NV85$53,852
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA84$54,294
University of South Carolina, ColumbiaD1SC81$51,441
University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesD1MN80$67,369
Brigham Young UniversityD1UT75$54,592
University of ArizonaD1AZ69$59,230
Ball State UniversityD1IN69$54,057
Emerson CollegeD3MA68$61,538
Morgan State UniversityD1MD66$47,678
Baylor UniversityD1TX58$61,982
University of Central FloridaD1FL56$60,887
Utah State UniversityD1UT56$55,166
Florida A&M UniversityD1FL54$44,806
California Polytechnic State UniversityD1CA51$67,804
Auburn UniversityD1AL50$51,515
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignD1IL49$57,331
Western Kentucky UniversityD1KY49$43,572
University of Central OklahomaD2OK49$41,110
George Washington UniversityD1DC48$81,856
University of KentuckyD1KY48$47,621
Baruch CollegeD3NY48$56,533
Hofstra UniversityD1NY48$60,154
University of HoustonD1TX48$49,505
Texas State UniversityD1TX48$40,380
Western Washington UniversityD2WA48$52,942
Northern Kentucky UniversityD1KY47$44,790
Kent State UniversityD1OH46$48,848
Iowa State UniversityD1IA44$52,095
Kennesaw State UniversityD1GA44$54,360
Stony Brook UniversityD1NY42$67,142
The Ohio State UniversityD1OH41$63,824
Loyola Marymount UniversityD1CA39n/a
Elon UniversityD1NC38$62,026
Drake UniversityD1IA37$57,439
University of MississippiD1MS37$61,775
Fordham UniversityD1NY36$72,475
Appalachian State UniversityD1NC36$48,078
Quinnipiac UniversityD1CT35$67,047
University of MemphisD1TN35$48,019
University of WashingtonD1WA35$73,747
California State University, SacramentoD1CA34$56,697
Chapman UniversityD3CA34$69,171
San Jose State UniversityD1CA34$69,181
Illinois State UniversityD1IL34$48,505
Samford UniversityD1AL33$49,222
Radford UniversityD1VA33$48,517
Marshall UniversityD1WV33$47,330
San Francisco State UniversityD2CA32$65,760
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterD3WI32$50,223
Texas Tech UniversityD1TX31$53,206
Savannah State UniversityD2GA30$48,748
New Mexico State UniversityD1NM29$42,400
DePaul UniversityD1IL28$55,947
Loyola University ChicagoD1IL28$55,384
Central Michigan UniversityD1MI28$38,638
State University of New York at BrockportD3NY28$42,485
Montclair State UniversityD3NJ27$53,579
University of Rhode IslandD1RI27$49,716
University of MontanaD1MT26$35,865
Metropolitan State University of DenverD2CO25$56,304
University of ConnecticutD1CT25$66,259
Rowan UniversityD3NJ25$53,282
St. John's University (New York)D1NY25$46,630
Miami University (Ohio)D1OH25$61,520
Flagler CollegeD2FL24$46,971
Oklahoma State UniversityD1OK24$52,292
University of Nebraska at KearneyD2NE23$41,276
University at AlbanyD1NY23$56,664
Hampton UniversityD1VA23$56,384
Louisiana Tech UniversityD1LA22$41,220
Belmont UniversityD1TN22n/a
California State University, ChicoD2CA21$56,247
Mercer UniversityD1GA21$53,182
Augustana College (Illinois)D3IL21n/a
The University of Southern MississippiD1MS21$48,425
Creighton UniversityD1NE20$51,720
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, NewarkD3NJ20$62,307
University of New MexicoD1NM20$51,500
Ithaca CollegeD3NY20$59,535
Austin Peay State UniversityD1TN20n/a
Texas Southern UniversityD1TX20$51,133
Arkansas Tech UniversityD2AR19$39,170
University of Central ArkansasD1AR19$44,341
Georgia Southern UniversityD1GA19$49,630
Suffolk UniversityD3MA19$57,220
Brooklyn CollegeD3NY19$57,398
Plattsburgh State University of New YorkD3NY19$43,968
Lehigh UniversityD1PA19$81,935