Which Stark State College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Software and Media Applications graduates leave with a median of $6,881 in federal loans, the lowest among 10 Stark State College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Stark State College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,790 a year, and $7,886 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,986 a year.

How many Stark State College programs report graduate pay?

11 associate's programs and 3 certificate programs at Stark State College report first-year pay, and 13 of them also report federal debt.

Stark State College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
North Canton, OH
5,749 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

11 Stark State College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering Technology pays the most in the first year ($109,198), and Software and Media Applications the least ($22,525). The median program pays $35,362. Stark State College also has 3 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,790Per year. Out-of-state $7,886

Average net price after aid$5,986Per year

All 11 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Ohio. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Ohio
1	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$109,198	Not reported	$11,083	1st of 2
2	NursingAbout 120 graduates a year	$61,548	$73,663	$26,871	27th of 33
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 33 graduates a year	$51,690	$68,538	$17,860	10th of 22
4	AccountingAbout 24 graduates a year	$38,671	$48,716	$19,455	2nd of 5
5	Business AdministrationAbout 116 graduates a year	$37,442	$37,280	$16,650	8th of 15
6	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 29 graduates a year	$35,362	$40,138	Not reported	5th of 5
7	Criminal JusticeAbout 33 graduates a year	$35,014	$47,319	$16,350	8th of 9
8	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 164 graduates a year	$34,458	$38,205	$14,200	6th of 19
9	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 30 graduates a year	$30,672	$44,232	$17,750	11th of 12
10	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 61 graduates a year	$28,616	$37,322	$20,364	17th of 17
11	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 36 graduates a year	$22,525	$33,531	$6,881	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Ohio programs in the field do too.

4 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 3 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Ohio. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Ohio
1	Practical NursingAbout 41 graduates a year	$44,914	Not reported	$30,000	13th of 41
2	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 35 graduates a year	$36,006	$34,035	$17,025	1st of 9
3	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 54 graduates a year	$32,023	Not reported	$10,563	1st of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering Technology$109,198
Nursing$61,548
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$51,690
Accounting$38,671
Business Administration$37,442

Lowest median debt

Software and Media Applications$6,881
Electrical Engineering Technology$11,083
Liberal Arts and General Studies$14,200
Criminal Justice$16,350
Business Administration$16,650

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 164 graduates a year
NursingAbout 120 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 116 graduates a year
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 61 graduates a year
Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 41 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering Technology graduates earn a median of $109,198 in their first year, the most of 11 Stark State College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Ohio rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels