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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.

124

schools offer it

1,932

grads per year

$61,050

median pay 5 yrs out

$55,244-$72,437

typical range

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120 schools shown (capped at 120; add a filter to narrow)

School	Div	State	Grads/yr	Median pay 5 yrs out
Indiana University, Bloomington	D1	IN	420	$74,845
Western Carolina University	D1	NC	120	$61,307
Syracuse University	D1	NY	88	$74,419
The Ohio State University	D1	OH	88	$63,423
Florida International University	D1	FL	81	$58,006
Indiana University Indianapolis	D1	IN	66	$61,050
University of Oregon	D1	OR	66	$61,025
San Diego State University	D1	CA	56	$50,842
James Madison University	D1	VA	56	$69,552
University of Central Florida	D1	FL	47	$53,850
Baruch College	D3	NY	45	$64,011
California State University, Dominguez Hills	D2	CA	42	$65,441
Florida Atlantic University	D1	FL	41	$59,981
John Jay College of Criminal Justice	D3	NY	38	$57,522
University of Arizona	D1	AZ	32	$57,287
Central Michigan University	D1	MI	30	n/a
Texas State University	D1	TX	30	$52,103
University of Texas at San Antonio	D1	TX	30	$48,927
George Mason University	D1	VA	29	$72,841
Grand Valley State University	D2	MI	26	$50,338
Barry University	D2	FL	25	$72,493
California State University, Fullerton	D1	CA	24	$68,007
California State University, Northridge	D1	CA	24	$85,789
Liberty University	D1	VA	22	n/a
University of La Verne	D3	CA	17	$85,403
Upper Iowa University	D2	IA	17	$75,905
California Baptist University	D1	CA	16	$75,949
Flagler College	D2	FL	16	$49,473
Fayetteville State University	D2	NC	16	n/a
Miami University (Ohio)	D1	OH	16	$74,271
University of Oklahoma	D1	OK	14	n/a
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	D3	WI	14	$56,013
Kean University	D3	NJ	13	$55,299
Seattle University	D1	WA	13	n/a
University of California, Riverside	D1	CA	12	n/a
University of North Dakota	D1	ND	12	n/a
Iowa State University	D1	IA	10	n/a
University of Missouri-St. Louis	D2	MO	10	n/a
Rhode Island College	D3	RI	10	n/a
University of Tennessee, Knoxville	D1	TN	10	n/a
University of Northern Iowa	D1	IA	9	$55,244
University of Kansas	D1	KS	9	$58,908
University of Texas at Dallas	D2	TX	9	$57,861
University of Central Arkansas	D1	AR	8	n/a
Southern New Hampshire University	D2	NH	8	$72,437
Wayne State University (Michigan)	D2	MI	7	$66,396
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	D1	WI	7	$45,096
Auburn University	D1	AL	6	$54,761
California State University, Chico	D2	CA	6	$54,714
Hawaii Pacific University	D2	HI	6	n/a
Roger Williams University	D3	RI	6	n/a
Lee University	D2	TN	6	n/a
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	D3	WI	6	$59,361
University of Illinois Springfield	D2	IL	5	n/a
Washburn University	D2	KS	5	n/a
University of Central Oklahoma	D2	OK	5	n/a
Point Park University	D2	PA	5	n/a
Texas Southern University	D1	TX	5	$44,275
Hampton University	D1	VA	5	n/a
Samford University	D1	AL	4	n/a
California State University, Bakersfield	D1	CA	4	$63,595
Saginaw Valley State University	D2	MI	4	n/a
Mars Hill University	D2	NC	4	n/a
Rogers State University	D2	OK	4	n/a
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	D2	PA	4	n/a
Oakland University	D1	MI	3	n/a
University of Pittsburgh	D1	PA	3	n/a
Tarleton State University	D1	TX	3	n/a
Harding University	D2	AR	2	n/a
Lewis University	D2	IL	2	n/a
Kentucky State University	D2	KY	2	n/a
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth	D3	MA	2	n/a
Plymouth State University	D3	NH	2	n/a
St. John's University (New York)	D1	NY	2	n/a
Campbell University	D1	NC	2	n/a
Muskingum University	D3	OH	2	n/a
University of the Incarnate Word	D1	TX	2	n/a
Stephen F. Austin State University	D1	TX	2	n/a
West Texas A&M University	D2	TX	2	$80,893
Henderson State University	D2	AR	1	n/a
Chapman University	D3	CA	1	n/a
Regis University (Colorado)	D2	CO	1	n/a
Michigan State University	D1	MI	1	n/a
Winona State University	D2	MN	1	n/a
University of Missouri, Columbia	D1	MO	1	n/a
Baldwin Wallace University	D3	OH	1	n/a
Keystone College	D3	PA	1	n/a
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	D2	PA	1	n/a
Newberry College	D2	SC	1	n/a
Lipscomb University	D1	TN	1	n/a
Augusta University	D2	GA	1	n/a
California State University, Fresno	D1	CA	?	n/a
University of New Haven	D1	CT	?	n/a
Delaware State University	D1	DE	?	n/a
Blackburn College	D3	IL	?	n/a
Roosevelt University	D2	IL	?	n/a
Buena Vista University	D3	IA	?	n/a
Mississippi State University	D1	MS	?	n/a
Lincoln University (Missouri)	D2	MO	?	n/a
Lindenwood University	D1	MO	?	n/a
Northwest Missouri State University	D2	MO	?	n/a
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	D1	NV	?	$64,857
Centenary University (New Jersey)	D3	NJ	?	n/a
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark	D3	NJ	?	n/a
Long Island University	D1	NY	?	n/a
University at Albany	D1	NY	?	n/a
Wagner College	D1	NY	?	n/a
Elon University	D1	NC	?	n/a
Otterbein University	D3	OH	?	n/a
Youngstown State University	D1	OH	?	n/a
Immaculata University	D3	PA	?	n/a
Saint Francis University	D3	PA	?	n/a
Villanova University	D1	PA	?	n/a
St. Edward's University	D2	TX	?	n/a
Shenandoah University	D3	VA	?	n/a
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	D3	WI	?	n/a
California State University, San Bernardino	D2	CA	?	$54,225
Louisiana State University	D1	LA	?	$69,594
Mississippi University for Women	D3	MS	?	n/a
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick	D1	NJ	?	n/a