Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges

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2022 Graduation Rate
36.2%
26,702 Graduates

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Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2022, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges were Liberal Arts & Sciences (60,371 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (17,236 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (14,761 degrees).

Graduates

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges is Liberal Arts & Sciences (60,200 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (12,302 degrees) and General Studies (4,492 degrees).

In 2022,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Science Technologies (1,920 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (69,703 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (6,830 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges are Police officers (133,929 people), Other managers (96,735 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (81,189 people), Software developers (44,124 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (40,750 people).

The most specialized majors at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges in 2022 are Science Technologies (1,920 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (69,703 degrees), Engineering Technologies (6,830 degrees), Communication Technologies (876 degrees), and Protective Services (7,943 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, Skincare specialists, and Photographic process workers & processing machine operators

The most specialized majors at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges are Science Technologies (1,920 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (69,703 degrees), Engineering Technologies (6,830 degrees), Communication Technologies (876 degrees), and Protective Services (7,943 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Common Industries by Major

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges are Justice, public order, & safety activities (318,311 people), Elementary & secondary schools (174,100 people), Computer Systems Design (81,752 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (69,802 people), and Construction (67,596 people).

The most specialized majors at Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges are Science Technologies (1,920 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (69,703 degrees), Engineering Technologies (6,830 degrees), Communication Technologies (876 degrees), and Protective Services (7,943 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $402M - Federal
  2. $123M - State
  3. $98.2M - Local

As of 2022, Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges received $402M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $123M from state grants and contracts, and $98.2M from local grants and contracts.

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Instructional Salaries

$1.11B
Instructional Salaries
15,616
Number of Employees

In 2022, Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges paid a total of $1.11B to 15,616 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.6% of all salaries paid.

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