With all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a college degree. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Associate Degree Colleges in Wyoming ranking.
We analyzed 6 colleges and universities across Wyoming to determine which ones have the best associate degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
Higher Than Average Earnings
The average early-career salary of those graduating with a associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. A associate degree holder from a school in Wyoming makes an average starting salary of $49,172, but the students who attended schools in the top 6 of our list make an average of $57,493.
Starting Salary ( 48381 to 68017 )
Taking Out Student Loans
Another factor that we look at to determine a school's ranking is the average debt load that students take on while they are working on their associate degree.
The average debt load at a particular school may not be bad, but it's an important thing to consider in conjunction with post-graduation earnings.
More Ranking Factors That Are Important
Our Best Associate Degree Schools considers other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt.
On a broad level, other factors that go into our rankings include such things as the demand of the school, the student body caliber, if the school has online options, and the educational resources provided by the school.
You may also want to narrow this list by location to find the best associate degree schools nearest you. In addition, we've put together a number of other college rankings that may help you in your search.
Our 2025 rankings named Northern Wyoming Community College District the best school in Wyoming in terms of overall quality for students working on their associate degree. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public institution located in Sheridan, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 472 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Those who receive a associate degree from Northern Wyoming Community College District go into careers with an average salary of $57,038 during the early years of their career.
A rank of #2 on our Best Associate Degree in Wyoming list means Laramie County Community College is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the small public school handed out 445 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average salary of a graduate with a associate degree from LCCC is $66,784 during the early years of their career.
The excellent associate degree programs at Western Wyoming Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Wyoming. Rock Springs, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 262 students in 2021-2022.
Upon graduation, associate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $67,485 during the early years of their career.
A rank of #4 on our Best Associate Degree in Wyoming list means Casper College is a great place for students working on their degree. This small public school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 609 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Those who receive a associate degree from Casper College go into careers with an average salary of $53,386 during the early years of their career.
The excellent associate degree programs at Northwest College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Wyoming. Located in Powell, Wyoming, the small public school awarded 227 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
During the early years of their career, associate degree graduates from Northwest Community College make an average of $59,361 a year.
Eastern Wyoming College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Associate Degree Schools in Wyoming list. Torrington, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 148 students in 2021-2022.
During the early years of their career, associate degree graduates from Eastern Wyoming College make an average of $40,902 a year.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
