Bright outlook
Transportation
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median pay
- $232,140
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Air Transportation
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
Palo Alto College Outcomes
Palo Alto College has 5 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Business Administration, Management and Operations (associate), where graduates earn a median $44,952 four years after finishing, against $49,323 for the same field nationally.
Outcomes
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
26.1%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
60%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$41,989
Former students who received federal aid
Palo Alto College graduate earnings by major
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Palo Alto College. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 62 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
- Largest program
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- 981 graduates · $33,578 median earnings
- Above the national median
- 2 of 5 programs
- Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
- Lowest debt for the pay
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Median debt is 27% of a year's earnings
Highest-earning programs
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (associate)
- $44,952
- Field median $49,323
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (associate)
- $38,836
- Field median $37,692
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (associate)
- $38,409
- Field median $37,898
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (associate)
- $37,343
- Field median $47,306
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (associate)
- $33,578
- Field median $42,774
Associate programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 49 | N/A | $44,952 | $49,3239% below | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 28 | $38,836 | N/A | $37,6923% above | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 59 | $22,848 | $38,409 | $37,8981% above | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 0 | N/A | $37,343 | $47,30621% below | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 981 | N/A | $33,578 | $42,77421% below | $9,047 |
Career paths from this college
Careers linked to the programs Palo Alto College reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Management
Chief Executives
- Median pay
- $213,990
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
Management
Chief Sustainability Officers
- Median pay
- $213,990
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Bright outlook
Science
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Median pay
- $193,950
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Bright outlook
Management
Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Median pay
- $175,140
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Information Science/Studies and 3 more
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Bright outlook
Science
Physicists
- Median pay
- $172,250
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Physics
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
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Did you know? Palo Alto College
- $3,887average net price after grants for aided students, against $9,952 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $41,989median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 26.1%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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