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Start with the job you want, not the college. Pick a career to see the degree programs that lead there — then every college that offers them, filtered by cost and state. Built on federal IPEDS data.

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Accountant $83,680 median Administrative Law Judges $117,860 median Administrative Services Managers $114,130 median Advertising Sales Agents $64,820 median Bookkeeping & Accounting Clerks $50,670 median Brokerage Clerks $65,750 median Budget Analysts $91,640 median Business Teachers $99,080 median Chief Executives $213,990 median Compensation & Benefits Specialists $78,210 median Compensation and Benefits Managers $149,230 median Construction Managers $114,990 median Credit Analysts $83,510 median Credit Counselors $52,230 median Eligibility Interviewers $54,210 median Entertainment and Recreation Managers $79,520 median Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $76,590 median Facilities Managers $106,660 median Financial Analyst $102,740 median Financial Manager $166,570 median Financial Risk Specialists $117,330 median First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $87,520 median First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $74,450 median Fundraising Managers $125,470 median General & Operations Manager $105,770 median Human Resources Assistants $50,610 median Human Resources Manager $149,280 median Human Resources Specialist $75,940 median Insurance Sales Agents $62,280 median Insurance Underwriters $81,370 median Judge $153,990 median Judicial Law Clerks $64,920 median Law Teachers $128,500 median Lawyer $159,670 median Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $55,570 median Loan Interviewers and Clerks $50,020 median Loan Officers $76,690 median Lodging Manager $69,250 median Logisticians $82,320 median Management Analyst $101,860 median Marriage & Family Therapist $66,940 median Meeting & Event Planner $72,550 median Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Worker $60,280 median Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $39,390 median New Accounts Clerks $47,670 median Paralegal $62,890 median Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $58,260 median Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $66,270 median Project Management Specialists $102,320 median Purchasing Managers $148,080 median Sales Manager $148,270 median Sales Representatives $72,080 median Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $104,920 median Securities Sales Agents $78,660 median Social and Community Service Managers $80,390 median Tax Examiners and Collectors $62,370 median Tax Preparers $54,920 median Transportation Managers $107,230 median Travel Agents $50,160 median

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