Every college program, by the numbers.
Compare U.S. college programs by graduate earnings, cost, and career outlook. Pulled from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and BLS, ready to cite in your reports.
399 programs
Showing 313–336 · sorted by field
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Leads to: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Building/Construction Finishing
Leads to: Construction and Building Inspectors
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
Leads to: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Construction Trades
Mechanics and Repairers
Leads to: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Leads to: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Heating
Leads to: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Leads to: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Leads to: Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Leads to: Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Leads to: Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Precision Production Trades
Leatherworking and Upholstery
Leads to: Upholsterers
Precision Metal Working
Leads to: Sheet Metal Workers
Woodworking
Leads to: Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Boilermaking/Boilermaker
Leads to: Boilermakers
Precision Production
Air Transportation
Leads to: Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Ground Transportation
Leads to: Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Marine Transportation
Leads to: Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Transportation and Materials Moving
Visual and Performing Arts
Leads to: Graphic Designers
Crafts/Craft Design
Leads to: Craft Artists
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Each program profile shows graduate earnings, typical cost and debt, and career outlook, mapped to its NCES CIP field of study, drawn from the College Scorecard, IPEDS, and Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
How are graduate earnings for a program measured?+
Earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, which reports median earnings of graduates a set period after completion, complemented by Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) and Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data for career context.
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All figures come from public federal sources: the College Scorecard and IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (U.S. Census Bureau), Bureau of Labor Statistics wage and outlook data, and Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) program performance data for debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures.
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