Federal data
Highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in Washington
Washington 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 | Spokane Community College | Spokane | Public, 4-year | $34,583 | 161 |
| 2 | Highline College | Des Moines | Public, 4-year | $31,291 | 103 |
| 3 | Everett Community College | Everett | Public, 4-year | $30,993 | 106 |
| 4 | Lower Columbia College | Longview | Public, 4-year | $30,845 | 60 |
| 5 | Skagit Valley College | Mount Vernon | Public, 4-year | $30,437 | 76 |
| 6 | Olympic College | Bremerton | Public, 4-year | $29,917 | 82 |
| 7 | Bellevue College | Bellevue | Public, 4-year | $29,666 | 106 |
| 8 | South Puget Sound Community College | Olympia | Public, 4-year | $29,056 | 120 |
| 9 | Shoreline Community College | Shoreline | Public, 4-year | $28,804 | 41 |
| 10 | Spokane Falls Community College | Spokane | Public, 4-year | $28,078 | 239 |
| 11 | Seattle Central College | Seattle | Public, 4-year | $28,025 | 69 |
| 12 | Whatcom Community College | Bellingham | Public, 4-year | $27,020 | 67 |
| 13 | Yakima Valley College | Yakima | Public, 4-year | $26,743 | 81 |
| 14 | Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | Public, 4-year | $26,203 | 98 |
| 15 | Tacoma Community College | Tacoma | Public, 4-year | $25,892 | 153 |
| 16 | Pierce College District | Lakewood | Public, 4-year | $24,101 | 47 |
| 17 | Walla Walla Community College | Walla Walla | Public, 4-year | $24,084 | 36 |
| 18 | Clark College | Vancouver | Public, 4-year | $23,953 | 163 |
| 19 | Peninsula College | Port Angeles | Public, 4-year | $23,117 | 36 |
| 20 | Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | Public, 4-year | $23,049 | 43 |
| 21 | Big Bend Community College | Moses Lake | Public, 4-year | $22,737 | 56 |
| 22 | Edmonds College | Lynnwood | Public, 4-year | $21,520 | 31 |
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.