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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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Actuaries $130,000 median Aerospace Engineer $134,960 median Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians $82,890 median Architects $99,280 median Architectural & Engineering Manager $171,270 median Architectural and Civil Drafters $66,150 median Architecture Teachers $96,870 median Automotive Service Technician & Mechanic $50,620 median Avionics Technicians $82,280 median Bioengineer / Biomedical Engineer $109,370 median Calibration Technologists and Technicians $67,820 median Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $81,390 median Chemical Engineer $125,040 median Chemical Technician $60,390 median Chemist $91,240 median Chemistry Teachers $93,250 median Civil Engineer $100,840 median Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $64,950 median Commercial & Industrial Designer $83,910 median Computer & Information Research Scientist $140,300 median Computer & Information Systems Manager $175,140 median Computer Hardware Engineer $161,740 median Computer Network Architect $134,050 median Computer Network Support Specialists $76,220 median Computer Programmer $100,390 median Computer Science Teachers $96,980 median Computer Systems Analyst $105,850 median Cost Estimators $78,740 median Data Scientist $120,230 median Database Architect $104,620 median Database Architects $139,500 median Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $78,190 median Electrical and Electronics Drafters $76,870 median Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $103,020 median Electrical Engineer $120,630 median Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $73,900 median Electronics Engineer $130,220 median Engineering Teachers $109,270 median Environmental Engineer $107,110 median Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $59,920 median Environmental Science and Protection Technicians $55,090 median Geological Technicians $53,350 median Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $49,450 median Health & Safety Engineer $115,160 median HVAC Technician $61,010 median Industrial Engineer $102,440 median Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $66,120 median Industrial Production Managers $126,060 median Information Security Analyst $129,180 median Interior Designer $67,190 median Landscape Architects $79,870 median Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $112,230 median Materials Engineer $112,860 median Mathematical Science Teachers $79,940 median Mechanical Drafters $71,550 median Mechanical Engineer $104,110 median Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $74,510 median Medical Equipment Repairers $61,660 median Mining & Geological Engineer $106,220 median Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $57,550 median Network Administrator $99,130 median Nuclear Engineer $133,970 median Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $122,890 median Nuclear Technicians $110,240 median Operations Research Analysts $88,940 median Petroleum Engineer $144,910 median Physicist $172,250 median Physics Teachers $100,310 median Property Managers $69,990 median Real Estate Brokers $73,220 median Real Estate Sales Agents $52,830 median Software Developer $135,980 median Software QA & Test Engineer $104,300 median Surveying and Mapping Technicians $54,240 median Surveyors $75,440 median Traffic Technicians $59,090 median Urban and Regional Planners $89,320 median Web and Digital Interface Designers $104,000 median Web Developer $92,650 median

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