College programs·Ranked by graduate earnings·Federal data 2026

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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.

Programs
indexed
399
Fields of study
CIP families
38
State pages
program × state
12,930
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399 programs

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Natural Resources And Conservation
CIP 03.99

Natural Resources and Conservation

Leads to: Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Institutions
11
States
9
Median pay
$40k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.02

Architecture

Leads to: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Institutions
111
States
41
Median pay
$46k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.03

City/Urban

Leads to: Urban and Regional Planners

Institutions
115
States
39
Median pay
$44k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.04

Environmental Design

Leads to: Interior Designers

Institutions
42
States
26
Median pay
$42k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.05

Interior Architecture

Leads to: Interior Designers

Institutions
43
States
24
Median pay
$45k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.06

Landscape Architecture

Leads to: Landscape Architects

Institutions
64
States
39
Median pay
$53k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.08

Architectural History

Leads to: Historians

Institutions
25
States
16
Median pay
$30k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.09

Architectural Sciences and Technology

Leads to: Architectural and Civil Drafters

Institutions
183
States
43
Median pay
$49k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.10

Real Estate Development

Leads to: Real Estate Brokers

Institutions
17
States
11
Median pay
$49k
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Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.99

Architecture and Related Services

Institutions
14
States
11
Median pay
$30k
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
CIP 05.01

Area Studies

Leads to: Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Institutions
352
States
49
Median pay
$34k
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
CIP 05.02

Ethnic

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
543
States
50
Median pay
$31k
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
CIP 05.99

Area

Leads to: Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Institutions
5
States
5
Median pay
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Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.01

Communication and Media Studies

Leads to: Public Relations Specialists

Institutions
1,271
States
51
Median pay
$35k
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Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.04

Journalism

Leads to: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Institutions
417
States
50
Median pay
$34k
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Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.07

Radio

Leads to: Web and Digital Interface Designers

Institutions
534
States
49
Median pay
$29k
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Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.09

Public Relations

Leads to: Public Relations Specialists

Institutions
487
States
47
Median pay
$40k
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Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.10

Publishing

Leads to: Editors

Institutions
25
States
19
Median pay
$18k
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Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.99

Communication

Leads to: Editors

Institutions
67
States
33
Median pay
$37k
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Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
CIP 10.01

Communications Technologies/Technicians

Leads to: Broadcast Technicians

Institutions
40
States
17
Median pay
$26k
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Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
CIP 10.02

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

Leads to: Audio and Video Technicians

Institutions
302
States
40
Median pay
$24k
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Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
CIP 10.03

Graphic Communications

Leads to: Printing Press Operators

Institutions
342
States
39
Median pay
$25k
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Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
CIP 10.99

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services

Institutions
20
States
14
Median pay
$37k
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Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.01

Computer and Information Sciences

Leads to: Computer and Information Research Scientists

Institutions
1,419
States
51
Median pay
$58k
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