Program Payoff

Legal Professions and Studies, Other: what it pays, state by state

15 states teach this at certificate or associate level.

StateWhat the work paysSchoolsReporting earnings
Alaska10
Arizona10
California20
District of Columbia10
Georgia10
Indiana10
Massachusetts20
Michigan10
Mississippi10
New Jersey10
New York40
Ohio10
Pennsylvania20
Rhode Island20
South Dakota10

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Programs: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10. Occupation wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.