4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$51,961
Program median
Program + credential
Journalism.: Associate's Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$50,761
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$23,207
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
15,820
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA | Private for-profit | $40,613 | 34.3% | Available |
| Aims Community College Greeley, CO | Public | $11,463 | 39.6% | Available |
| Alpena Community College Alpena, MI | Public | $3,320 | 51.5% | Available |
| American River College Sacramento, CA | Public | $7,999 | 36.6% | Available |
| Angelina College Lufkin, TX | Public | $7,773 | 29.4% | Available |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO | Public | $11,571 | 29.1% | Available |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX | Public | $6,390 | 20.2% | Available |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA | Public | $14,621 | 20.7% | Available |
| Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS | Public | $9,905 | 33% | Available |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL | Public | $14,506 | 39.1% | Available |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA | Public | $6,389 | 32.3% | Available |
| Butler Community College El Dorado, KS | Public | $15,724 | 32.3% | Available |
| Butte College Oroville, CA | Public | $5,520 | 45.3% | Available |
| Cabrillo College Aptos, CA | Public | $15,843 | 38% | Available |
| Casper College Casper, WY | Public | $9,593 | 43.1% | Available |
| Central Texas College Killeen, TX | Public | $10,265 | 11.5% | Available |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA | Public | $2,424 | 30.5% | Available |
| Chabot College Hayward, CA | Public | $9,053 | 46.9% | Available |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Public | $5,672 | 36% | Available |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ | Public | $12,726 | 29.8% | Available |
| Citrus College Glendora, CA | Public | $4,135 | 41.1% | Available |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Public | $6,906 | 40.1% | Available |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS | Public | Not available | 41% | Available |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ | Public | $7,929 | 30.4% | Available |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA | Public | $536 | 60.8% | Available |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV | Public | $6,615 | 19.1% | Available |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA | Public | $3,702 | 44.8% | Available |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA | Public | $15,728 | 31.1% | Available |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA | Public | $480 | 39% | Available |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA | Public | $9,490 | 28.3% | Available |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA | Public | $5,981 | 39.8% | Available |
| Crowder College Neosho, MO | Public | $9,023 | 49.2% | Available |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA | Public | $12,124 | 48.3% | Available |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY | Public | $5,606 | 27.6% | Available |
| Cypress College Cypress, CA | Public | $4,606 | 37.3% | Available |
| De Anza College Cupertino, CA | Public | $6,642 | 67.7% | Available |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX | Public | $3,399 | 11.1% | Available |
| Delaware County Community College Media, PA | Public | $6,576 | 24.1% | Available |
| Delta College University Center, MI | Public | $4,547 | 26.8% | Available |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA | Public | $11,171 | 39.2% | Available |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA | Public | $8,312 | 49.1% | Available |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City, KS | Public | $4,068 | 35.1% | Available |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA | Public | $10,852 | 36.8% | Available |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS | Public | $4,608 | 47.7% | Available |
| Eastern Oklahoma State College Wilburton, OK | Public | $10,830 | 27.1% | Available |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA | Public | $5,968 | 41.8% | Available |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, TX | Public | $3,206 | 24.2% | Available |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ | Public | $12,254 | 32.2% | Available |
| Evangel University Springfield, MO | Private nonprofit | $18,669 | 65% | Available |
| Fresno City College Fresno, CA | Public | $8,069 | 23.5% | Available |
| Fullerton College Fullerton, CA | Public | $6,134 | 33.8% | Available |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $13,339 | 28.8% | Available |
| Gavilan College Gilroy, CA | Public | $6,542 | 42.5% | Available |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ | Public | $11,650 | 16% | Available |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, CA | Public | $8,365 | 37.4% | Available |
| Grossmont College El Cajon, CA | Public | $5,311 | 37.4% | Available |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI | Public | $660 | 17.2% | Available |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer, NY | Public | $13,419 | 35.2% | Available |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA | Public | $1,115 | 44.6% | Available |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA | Public | $9,328 | 41.6% | Available |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA | Public | $2,090 | 57.1% | Available |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS | Public | $4,616 | 50.4% | Available |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS | Public | $6,048 | 40.9% | Available |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA | Public | $9,705 | 43% | Available |
| Laney College Oakland, CA | Public | $17,110 | 31.2% | Available |
| Lansing Community College Lansing, MI | Public | $5,437 | 25.1% | Available |
| Las Positas College Livermore, CA | Public | $5,377 | 53.1% | Available |
| Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR | Public | $11,553 | 29% | Available |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA | Public | $6,202 | 29.8% | Available |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA | Public | $10,261 | 29.2% | Available |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA | Public | $13,250 | 36.4% | Available |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA | Public | $13,270 | 46.3% | Available |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA | Public | $5,964 | 34.1% | Available |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA | Public | $12,152 | 32.1% | Available |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA | Public | $7,443 | 41% | Available |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA | Public | $9,433 | 22.7% | Available |
| Madonna University Livonia, MI | Private nonprofit | $17,755 | 60% | Available |
| Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ | Public | $12,132 | 15.6% | Available |
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA | Public | Not available | 43.5% | Available |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA | Public | $6,483 | 33.6% | Available |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA | Public | $6,490 | 44.7% | Available |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA | Public | $6,806 | 35.5% | Available |
| North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene, ID | Public | $10,575 | 37.5% | Available |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA | Public | $12,119 | 23.6% | Available |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI | Public | $5,777 | 20.7% | Available |
| Ocean County College Toms River, NJ | Public | $11,411 | 41.5% | Available |
| Ohlone College Fremont, CA | Public | $11,130 | 51.7% | Available |
| Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK | Public | $4,739 | 26.6% | Available |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY | Public | $8,562 | 27.4% | Available |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA | Public | $7,203 | 47.6% | Available |
| Palomar College San Marcos, CA | Public | $5,763 | 37.5% | Available |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $12,180 | 18.9% | Available |
| Paris Junior College Paris, TX | Public | $7,690 | 37.7% | Available |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA | Public | $3,864 | 47.9% | Available |
| Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $12,055 | 13.6% | Available |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV | Public | $9,197 | 31% | Available |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC | Public | $6,918 | 58.2% | Available |
| Reedley College Reedley, CA | Public | $6,814 | 42% | Available |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA | Public | $14,379 | 24.5% | Available |
| Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ | Public | $8,341 | 8.5% | Available |
| Riverside City College Riverside, CA | Public | $8,377 | 36.6% | Available |
| Rose State College Midwest City, OK | Public | $12,148 | 20% | Available |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA | Public | $6,614 | 33.5% | Available |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA | Public | $4,152 | 48% | Available |
| Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ | Public | $10,816 | 40.1% | Available |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $9,804 | 29.3% | Available |
| San Antonio College San Antonio, TX | Public | $4,585 | 25.5% | Available |
| San Diego City College San Diego, CA | Public | $7,935 | 30.4% | Available |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA | Public | $5,814 | 34.8% | Available |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA | Public | $2,407 | 34.5% | Available |
| San Jose City College San Jose, CA | Public | $16,959 | 34.1% | Available |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA | Public | $3,133 | 30.9% | Available |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | Public | $11,315 | 33.6% | Available |
| Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM | Public | $11,067 | 23.4% | Available |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA | Public | $2,779 | 36.3% | Available |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA | Public | $6,331 | 36.9% | Available |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ | Public | $13,336 | 17.3% | Available |
| Sierra College Rocklin, CA | Public | $7,245 | 42% | Available |
| Skyline College San Bruno, CA | Public | $1,738 | 44.3% | Available |
| Snow College Ephraim, UT | Public | $5,552 | 45.8% | Available |
| Solano Community College Fairfield, CA | Public | $4,669 | 36.2% | Available |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $12,780 | 16.3% | Available |
| South Plains College Levelland, TX | Public | $6,791 | 28.9% | Available |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,345 | 49.4% | Available |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA | Public | $12,671 | 35.5% | Available |
| Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA | Public | $7,409 | 32% | Available |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY | Public | $5,258 | 28.7% | Available |
| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY | Public | $15,939 | 28.1% | Available |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY | Public | $9,373 | 24.8% | Available |
| Texarkana College Texarkana, TX | Public | $8,812 | 46.8% | Available |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX | Public | $4,092 | 27.2% | Available |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX | Public | $10,206 | 27.4% | Available |
| Valencia College Orlando, FL | Public | $12,037 | 47.8% | Available |
| Vermont State University Randolph, VT | Public | $18,212 | 47.2% | Available |
| Vincennes University Vincennes, IN | Public | $11,225 | 38.9% | Available |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $3,249 | 32.9% | Available |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | Public | $15,634 | 64.7% | Available |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV | Public | $1,807 | 9.1% | Available |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA | Public | $8,770 | 49.6% | Available |
| Western Texas College Snyder, TX | Public | $3,562 | 53% | Available |
| Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs, WY | Public | $6,591 | 32.5% | Available |