Federal data
Highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in Virginia
Virginia liberal arts programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Public, 2-year | $32,144 | 299 |
| 2 | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville | Public, 2-year | $29,144 | 78 |
| 3 | Danville Community College | Danville | Public, 2-year | $28,056 | 64 |
| 4 | Laurel Ridge Community College | Middletown | Public, 2-year | $28,017 | 151 |
| 5 | Tidewater Community College | Norfolk | Public, 2-year | $27,294 | 286 |
| 6 | Paul D Camp Community College | Franklin | Public, 2-year | $27,232 | 40 |
| 7 | Germanna Community College | Locust Grove | Public, 2-year | $27,088 | 194 |
| 8 | New River Community College | Dublin | Public, 2-year | $25,694 | 75 |
| 9 | Brightpoint Community College | Chester | Public, 2-year | $25,240 | 175 |
| 10 | Blue Ridge Community College | Weyers Cave | Public, 2-year | $24,728 | 113 |
| 11 | Rappahannock Community College | Glenns | Public, 2-year | $24,536 | 77 |
| 12 | Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff | Public, 2-year | $23,756 | 65 |
| 13 | Wytheville Community College | Wytheville | Public, 2-year | $23,238 | 59 |
| 14 | Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke | Public, 2-year | $22,071 | 51 |
| 15 | Southside Virginia Community College | Alberta | Public, 2-year | $21,477 | 77 |
| 16 | Patrick & Henry Community College | Martinsville | Public, 2-year | $20,681 | 61 |
| 17 | Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap | Public, 2-year | $20,005 | 56 |
| 18 | Central Virginia Community College | Lynchburg | Public, 2-year | $19,393 | 67 |
| 19 | Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon | Public, 2-year | $16,768 | 44 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.