Highest Earning Associate's Liberal Arts Programs

These are the highest earning associate's liberal arts programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Maria College of Albany leading at $79,266.

Rank	Institution	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Maria College of Albany	NY	$79,266	6
2	St. Francis College	NY	$74,867	30
3	University of Bridgeport	CT	$65,875	7
4	American Public University System	WV	$63,895	1,612
5	Excelsior University	NY	$63,016	144
6	Mid-America Christian University	OK	$62,432	41
7	Columbia Southern University	AL	$62,009	99
8	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	$61,186	122
9	Thomas Edison State University	NJ	$60,803	70
10	Charter Oak State College	CT	$60,478	37
11	National University	CA	$60,134	142
12	University of La Verne	CA	$59,398	15
13	University of West Florida	FL	$59,240	539
14	University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	$59,114	72
15	Austin Community College District	TX	$58,802	1,612
16	Emory University-Oxford College	GA	$57,474	615
17	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$56,881	2,284
18	San Jose City College	CA	$56,307	189
19	Saint Cloud State University	MN	$56,168	111
20	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$56,136	34
21	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$56,136	11
22	New Mexico Military Institute	NM	$55,247	125
23	Brenau University	GA	$54,968	22
24	Highline College	WA	$54,874	409
25	Shorter University	GA	$54,784	17
26	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$54,654	6
27	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	$54,654	13
28	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$54,654	26
29	Northland Pioneer College	AZ	$54,462	59
30	Columbia Basin College	WA	$54,447	777
31	Central Texas College	TX	$54,183	783
32	Empire State University	NY	$54,122	41
33	College of Alameda	CA	$53,647	110
34	North Shore Community College	MA	$53,596	190
35	University of Alaska Southeast	AK	$53,205	22
36	Northern Virginia Community College	VA	$53,107	1,298
37	Lee College	TX	$52,817	374
38	Estrella Mountain Community College	AZ	$52,747	436
39	West Valley College	CA	$52,708	931
40	Bellevue College	WA	$52,664	928
41	South Seattle College	WA	$52,632	212
42	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$52,547	1,042
43	Upper Iowa University	IA	$52,322	22
44	Weber State University	UT	$52,252	1,561
45	Troy University	AL	$52,248	145
46	James A. Rhodes State College	OH	$52,236	7
47	Saint Leo University	FL	$52,156	120
48	Trident Technical College	SC	$51,912	449
49	Rio Salado College	AZ	$51,899	428
50	Community College of Aurora	CO	$51,823	487

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes associate's programs in CIP family 24 (Liberal Arts) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.