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Highest-Paying 2-Year Programs in Kentucky, According to the Data
See specific associate-degree programs at schools in Kentucky with the strongest reported graduate earnings.
Top earnings$80,5441 year after completion
Top programArchitectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Northern Kentucky University · KY
Programs shown10Specific school-program results
| Program & School | Rank | Earnings / YrTypical annual earnings reported for former students 1 year after completion. 1 yr after completion | Earnings / Yr 5 yrs after completion | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Northern Kentucky University · Highland Heights, KY | 1 | $80,544 | — | KY |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Jefferson Community and Technical College · Louisville, KY | 2 | $71,070 | — | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Elizabethtown Community and Technical College · Elizabethtown, KY | 3 | $68,180 | $82,761 | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Gateway Community and Technical College · Florence, KY | 4 | $66,827 | — | KY |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.Elizabethtown Community and Technical College · Elizabethtown, KY | 5 | $64,748 | $74,365 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Big Sandy Community and Technical College · Prestonsburg, KY | 6 | $63,812 | $68,496 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.American National University-Louisville · Louisville, KY | 7 | $61,765 | — | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.University of Pikeville · Pikeville, KY | 8 | $61,075 | $77,986 | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Jefferson Community and Technical College · Louisville, KY | 9 | $60,878 | — | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Bluegrass Community and Technical College · Lexington, KY | 10 | $60,651 | $74,854 | KY |
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