Highest Paying 2-Year Degrees

Want to find out how much you can earn with a two-year degree? Payscale has the top associate degree majors ranked by salary potential.

RankMajorDegree TypeEarly Career Pay
Mid-Career Pay
% High Meaning
Rank:1Major:Radiation TherapyDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$73,000Mid-Career Pay:$107,400% High Meaning:91%
Rank:2Major:Software EngineeringDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$65,200Mid-Career Pay:$105,700% High Meaning:39%
Rank:3Major:Instrumentation TechnologyDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$56,700Mid-Career Pay:$104,500% High Meaning:-
Rank:4Major:Instrumentation & Control EngineeringDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$62,500Mid-Career Pay:$100,600% High Meaning:51%
Rank:5Major:Project ManagementDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$56,300Mid-Career Pay:$95,900% High Meaning:53%
Rank:6Major:Instrumentation & ControlDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$66,300Mid-Career Pay:$95,100% High Meaning:58%
Rank:7Major:Management Information Systems (MIS)Degree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$52,700Mid-Career Pay:$95,000% High Meaning:48%
Rank:8Major:Network EngineeringDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$58,500Mid-Career Pay:$93,600% High Meaning:44%
Rank:9Major:Computer Science (CS) & EngineeringDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$49,500Mid-Career Pay:$93,300% High Meaning:49%
Rank:10Major:Biomedical Engineering TechnologyDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$57,600Mid-Career Pay:$92,900% High Meaning:76%
Rank:11Major:Industrial Design (ID)Degree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$54,100Mid-Career Pay:$91,100% High Meaning:44%
Rank:12Major:Power Plant TechnologyDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$66,500Mid-Career Pay:$91,000% High Meaning:-
Rank:13Major:AviationDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$46,900Mid-Career Pay:$90,200% High Meaning:-
Rank:14Major:Information Technology ManagementDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$47,900Mid-Career Pay:$89,400% High Meaning:-
Rank:14Major:Civil Engineering (CE)Degree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$45,400Mid-Career Pay:$89,400% High Meaning:66%
Rank:16Major:Cardiovascular UltrasoundDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$65,800Mid-Career Pay:$89,300% High Meaning:-
Rank:17Major:Diagnostic Medical UltrasoundDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$61,800Mid-Career Pay:$89,100% High Meaning:81%
Rank:18Major:Construction ManagementDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$54,000Mid-Career Pay:$88,800% High Meaning:58%
Rank:18Major:Software DevelopmentDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$60,500Mid-Career Pay:$88,800% High Meaning:41%
Rank:20Major:EngineeringDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$49,400Mid-Career Pay:$88,700% High Meaning:50%
Rank:21Major:Electrical Engineering (EE)Degree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$51,700Mid-Career Pay:$88,500% High Meaning:58%
Rank:22Major:Construction Project ManagementDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$52,900Mid-Career Pay:$88,200% High Meaning:57%
Rank:22Major:Construction Engineering TechnologyDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$48,700Mid-Career Pay:$88,200% High Meaning:-
Rank:24Major:Robotics & AutomationDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$59,700Mid-Career Pay:$88,100% High Meaning:54%
Rank:24Major:Electronics EngineeringDegree Type:AssociatesEarly Career Pay:$55,900Mid-Career Pay:$88,100% High Meaning:59%

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