OBSERVED EARNINGS · LIKE-FOR-LIKE CATEGORIES Highest-paying majors National median earnings four years after completion, keeping field and credential level visible.
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31 Human Services, General Bachelor's Degree · 106 programs $48,799 32 Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's Degree · 480 programs $46,940 33 Legal Support Services Associate's Degree · 121 programs $45,714 34 Community Organization and Advocacy Associate's Degree · 12 programs $42,552 35 Social Work Associate's Degree · 41 programs $40,761 36 Human Services, General Associate's Degree · 83 programs $40,247 37 Human Services, General Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 12 programs $29,382 Field families are reproducible groupings of federal two-digit CIP subject codes. Rankings require at least 10 programs with reported year-4 earnings; missing or suppressed values are not replaced with zero.
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