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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.

231
schools offer it
3,939
grads per year
$51,005
median pay 5 yrs out
$44,047-$57,162
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
Portland State UniversityD1OR275$49,355
University of OregonD1OR227$63,907
Florida State UniversityD1FL219$59,852
Southern New Hampshire UniversityD2NH190$57,763
Harvard UniversityD1MA189$76,293
University at Buffalo, the State University of New YorkD1NY141$56,927
North Carolina Central UniversityD1NC122$43,859
Wilmington University (Delaware)D2DE120n/a
University of UtahD1UT114$49,866
University of South FloridaD1FL112$45,753
California State University, Monterey BayD2CA109$52,537
Mercy UniversityD2NY87$44,055
Michigan State UniversityD1MI84$57,882
Brown UniversityD1RI75n/a
University of WashingtonD1WA73$82,655
Georgetown UniversityD1DC65n/a
Ramapo CollegeD3NJ61n/a
Pennsylvania Western University, CaliforniaD2PA55$40,098
Pennsylvania Western University, ClarionD2PA55$40,098
Pennsylvania Western University, EdinboroD2PA55$40,098
California State University, ChicoD2CA52$50,545
California State University, StanislausD2CA50$51,958
New York UniversityD3NY50$74,002
Central Washington UniversityD2WA50$60,508
Dominican University New YorkD2NY49$53,767
The University of Virginia's College at WiseD2VA49n/a
Grand Valley State UniversityD2MI45$50,160
San Diego State UniversityD1CA41$31,866
California State University, San MarcosD2CA39$63,814
Troy UniversityD1AL36$52,917
Whittier CollegeD3CA34$64,736
The Ohio State UniversityD1OH31n/a
Rogers State UniversityD2OK29$44,047
University of South Carolina BeaufortD2SC28$38,994
University of West FloridaD1FL27$46,751
University of Central FloridaD1FL26$46,388
California State University, FullertonD1CA25n/a
Boise State UniversityD1ID24$46,338
Western Kentucky UniversityD1KY24$46,608
Mount Saint Mary College (New York)D3NY24n/a
California State University, SacramentoD1CA21$57,162
University of North TexasD1TX20$57,259
Radford UniversityD1VA20$45,612
California State University, San BernardinoD2CA19$52,724
University of Nevada, Las VegasD1NV19$58,005
Upper Iowa UniversityD2IA18$43,032
North Central CollegeD3IL17n/a
University of Missouri-St. LouisD2MO17n/a
Liberty UniversityD1VA17$52,576
San Jose State UniversityD1CA16n/a
University of PennsylvaniaD1PA16n/a
Charleston Southern UniversityD1SC16$43,075
Adelphi UniversityD2NY15$60,794
Oregon State UniversityD1OR15$51,005
Western Oregon UniversityD2OR15$55,823
University of Wisconsin-Stout PolytechnicD3WI15$47,074
Jacksonville UniversityD1FL14$48,761
Coppin State UniversityD1MD14n/a
Southeast Missouri State UniversityD1MO14$42,761
St. Joseph's University, New York L.I.D3NY14$54,244
St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn)D3NY14$54,244
University of Arkansas, Pine BluffD1AR13n/a
Northwestern UniversityD1IL13n/a
Towson UniversityD1MD13$68,242
University of North DakotaD1ND13$52,063
University of Sioux FallsD2SD13n/a
University of Wisconsin-River FallsD3WI13n/a
Roger Williams UniversityD3RI12n/a
West Liberty UniversityD2WV12$43,532
Berry CollegeD3GA10n/a
Providence CollegeD1RI10n/a
Allen UniversityD2SC10$33,333
Bluefield State UniversityD2WV10$40,355
University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleD3WI10n/a
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ9$54,668
Colorado Mesa UniversityD2CO9n/a
Shawnee State University D2OH9$37,841
Waynesburg UniversityD3PA9n/a
University of North AlabamaD1AL8n/a
Denison UniversityD3OH8n/a
University of MichiganD1MI7n/a
Belhaven UniversityD3MS7$37,910
Campbell UniversityD1NC7$64,273
Manhattan UniversityD1NY6$107,051
Eastern Mennonite UniversityD3VA6n/a
Morehead State UniversityD1KY5n/a
Northern Kentucky UniversityD1KY5n/a
University of AkronD1OH5n/a
University of PittsburghD1PA5$43,161
Robert Morris UniversityD1PA5n/a
West Texas A&M UniversityD2TX5n/a
Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaD2PA5n/a
Lock Haven University of PennsylvaniaD2PA5n/a
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaD2PA5n/a
Stetson UniversityD1FL4n/a
Frostburg State UniversityD2MD4n/a
Bethel University (Minnesota)D3MN4$52,106
University of Mount Saint VincentD3NY4n/a
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeD2NY4$56,918
Sul Ross State UniversityD2TX4n/a
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterD3WI4n/a
University of MontevalloD2AL3n/a
Azusa Pacific UniversityD3CA3n/a
Albertus Magnus CollegeD3CT3n/a
Kentucky State UniversityD2KY3n/a
Boston CollegeD1MA3n/a
Central Michigan UniversityD1MI3n/a
College of Saint BenedictD3MN3n/a
Wayne State College (Nebraska)D2NE3n/a
Plymouth State UniversityD3NH3n/a
Eastern New Mexico UniversityD2NM3n/a
Vermont State University CastletonD3VT3n/a
Vermont State University-JohnsonD3VT3n/a
Vermont State University LyndonD3VT3n/a
Carthage CollegeD3WI3n/a
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeD3WI3n/a
University of Wisconsin-SuperiorD3WI3n/a
Colorado Christian UniversityD2CO2n/a
Western Connecticut State UniversityD3CT2n/a
Catholic UniversityD3DC2n/a