Bachelor's · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's): earnings by school

517 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$42,487
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$52,732
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$21,651
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 470 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $46,844 and $58,289. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA$95,803$147,998—
Yale University CT—$113,788—
Georgetown University DC—$112,722—
Bentley University MA$77,001$105,183$23,719
Columbia University in the City of New York NY—$99,679$21,500
University of Chicago IL—$96,510—
Northwestern University IL—$93,180—
Champlain College VT—$91,533—
Emory University GA—$90,025—
DePaul University IL$91,847$86,444$35,498
Lehigh University PA$85,013——
Drexel University PA$52,320$84,166$27,000
University of Hartford CT$53,408$80,775$26,625
American Public University System WV$69,410$79,734—
Life University GA$33,415$78,151$9,500
University of Mount Union OH$44,767$76,675—
Union College NY$48,723$75,345$26,648
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$43,879$74,122$19,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$43,879$74,122$19,500
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$41,213$73,242$21,500
The University of Texas at Austin TX$54,280$73,089$20,500
William Jewell College MO—$72,507—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$62,893$72,422—
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$56,445$72,048—
Wesleyan University CT$50,326$71,932—
University of North Dakota ND$50,471$71,538$22,304
Molloy University NY$40,399$71,097$24,250
Xavier University OH$52,644$69,546$27,000
Saint Mary's College of California CA$49,960$68,501$25,972
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$50,817$68,471—
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$36,044$68,171$13,000
Sacred Heart University CT—$68,092$27,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$45,351$67,859$17,356
Seton Hall University NJ$46,314$67,522$23,250
Montana State University Billings MT$44,740$67,304$15,749
Ave Maria University FL—$67,139—
Regis College MA—$66,664—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$56,052$66,656$12,500
Antioch University-Los Angeles CA$41,179$66,596$26,855
Antioch University-Santa Barbara CA$41,179$66,596$26,855
Antioch University-Seattle WA$41,179$66,596$26,855
Antioch University OH$41,179$66,596$26,855
New York University NY$50,154$66,502$18,500
Wayne State University MI$41,124$66,426$17,496
Empire State University NY—$66,111—
Dominican University of California CA—$65,780—
Pace University NY$30,615$65,637$22,062
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$54,244$65,594$14,750
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$50,704$65,474$23,572
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$51,099$65,029$15,000
St. Francis College NY—$64,725—
Friends University KS$64,365—$23,375
University of Indianapolis IN$41,762$64,325$23,399
Seattle University WA$50,551$64,098$22,000
Thomas Edison State University NJ$52,391$64,011$11,452
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$46,087$63,845$21,500
Buena Vista University IA—$63,832—
Oakland University MI$46,443$63,534$19,500
Southern Methodist University TX$63,405——
Moravian University PA—$63,342—
The New School NY$35,585$62,976$18,750
North Park University IL—$62,972—
Quincy University IL—$62,841—
Trinity Washington University DC—$62,755—
University of California-Riverside CA$34,349$62,211$14,875
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$49,568$62,164$12,500
Loyola Marymount University CA—$62,148—
Providence College RI—$62,111—
University of the Incarnate Word TX—$62,084—
Carnegie Mellon University PA—$62,027$22,625
CUNY Medgar Evers College NY—$61,987—
Westmont College CA—$61,939—
Excelsior University NY$58,001$61,685$8,333
Vassar College NY—$61,359—
University of St Thomas TX$53,223$61,219$18,000
University of Iowa IA$46,502$61,200$22,412
George Mason University VA$49,718$61,100$16,948
California Lutheran University CA—$60,806$20,842
Aurora University IL$37,118$60,775$18,325
Weber State University UT$49,224$60,751—
Eastern Oregon University OR—$60,706—
Valparaiso University IN—$60,612—
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$48,823$60,525$28,500
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$48,823$60,525$28,500
Coppin State University MD—$60,410$24,000
University of Notre Dame IN$38,518$60,369$15,000
Metropolitan State University MN$50,255$60,352—
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI—$60,241$20,410
Belmont Abbey College NC$44,254$60,199$22,750
University of Connecticut CT$44,077$60,092$17,497
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$44,077$60,092$17,497
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$44,077$60,092$17,497
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$44,077$60,092$17,497
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$44,077$60,092$17,497
South Dakota State University SD$46,912$60,081$17,340
California State University-Long Beach CA$44,000$60,019$13,000
California State University-Los Angeles CA$36,926$59,904$12,500
Grinnell College IA—$59,638—
University of South Florida FL$47,170$59,587$18,667
Sonoma State University CA$50,456$59,444$14,045
Drew University NJ—$59,399—
California State University-Stanislaus CA$37,600$59,251$12,500
University of Redlands CA—$59,234$25,250
Saint Leo University FL$53,491$59,222—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$53,343$59,104$21,711
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$53,343$59,104$21,711
National University CA$59,026—$28,906
California State University-Monterey Bay CA$44,724$59,017$11,000
University of La Verne CA$31,441$58,953—
Baker College MI$57,991$58,921$35,927
Thomas More University KY—$58,853$23,290
Morgan State University MD$39,239$58,788$29,002
University of Kansas KS$44,967$58,777$20,000
University of Massachusetts Global CA$47,252$58,739$23,000
San Francisco State University CA$43,229$58,617$17,481
University of Southern California CA—$58,462—
University of Houston TX$45,000$58,450$25,125
California State University-Fresno CA$31,973$58,436$12,500
San Diego State University CA$33,277$58,419$13,000
Texas Tech University TX$43,329$58,375$21,500
Lewis-Clark State College ID$32,367$58,327$17,500
California State University-San Marcos CA$30,938$58,289$15,000
Utah Valley University UT$46,113$58,219$10,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$34,927$58,195$24,179
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI$50,237$58,093$18,995
CUNY City College NY$42,998$58,063$12,500
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX—$58,060—
James Madison University VA$51,954$58,026$17,628
California State University-East Bay CA$41,074$57,755$17,823
Neumann University PA$43,683$57,721$27,437
Northern Illinois University IL$39,380$57,697$23,250
California State University-Bakersfield CA$31,624$57,529$9,125
American International College MA—$57,510—
California State University-Fullerton CA$32,889$57,408$13,669
Los Angeles Pacific University CA$51,421$57,173$26,912
Columbia College MO$48,670$57,034$23,583
Azusa Pacific University CA$36,231$56,994$20,500
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ—$56,712—
University of Bridgeport CT$52,428$56,700$31,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$40,485$56,637$15,000
Mount Saint Mary's University CA—$56,616—
Northern Arizona University AZ$48,739$56,433$12,500
Potomac State College of West Virginia University WV$43,113$56,132$20,500
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV$43,113$56,132$20,500
West Virginia University WV$43,113$56,132$20,500
Oregon State University OR$40,677$56,074$24,041
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$40,677$56,074$24,041
California Baptist University CA$43,932$55,968$27,000
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$48,979$55,947$19,000
Western Illinois University IL$44,604$55,944$24,639
Whitworth University WA$55,571$55,846$28,799
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs WA$55,571$55,846$28,799
Oakwood University AL$36,568$55,834—
University of Miami FL$60,609$55,625—
Northeastern Illinois University IL$49,987$55,569$16,312
University of North Texas TX$43,139$55,562$18,750
Saginaw Valley State University MI$41,970$55,558$31,000
Delaware State University DE$41,656$55,509$26,000
Athens State University AL$47,678$55,507$18,415
Washington State University WA$46,389$55,403$15,100
Baker University KS$46,707$55,380—
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus NM$53,567$55,379$14,017
Endicott College MA$43,379$55,369—
Notre Dame of Maryland University MD$47,584$55,294$23,000
Worcester State University MA$40,074$55,273$15,630
California State University-Chico CA$31,996$55,008$11,000
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$46,913$54,975$20,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$33,886$54,958$28,000
Iowa State University IA$39,154$54,889$19,498
Ferris State University MI$39,481$54,837$21,500
Saint Xavier University IL$57,377$54,826$19,154
Luther College IA$44,894$54,821$27,000
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts NH$32,805$54,805$24,269
Middle Tennessee State University TN$50,343$54,747$17,945
Rider University NJ$54,667$54,724$24,500
Stockton University NJ$52,237$54,628$22,250
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$45,236$54,607$17,750
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH—$54,529$16,990
University of San Diego CA—$54,474—
Hampton University VA$39,572$54,437$23,750
Charter Oak State College CT$61,095$54,363$12,500
University of Mary Washington VA$41,776$54,336$19,750
Tennessee State University TN$52,103$54,249—
Lee University TN$37,349$54,203$25,615
Warner University FL—$54,179—
Southern Utah University UT$43,045$54,147$12,500
Texas State University TX$42,949$54,099$21,044
Sam Houston State University TX$42,828$54,082$23,000
Boston University MA—$54,044—
California State University-Channel Islands CA$35,509$54,015$13,875
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI—$53,957—
Frostburg State University MD$37,058$53,934$23,500
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI—$53,901—
Wayland Baptist University TX$46,198$53,900$24,188
Lubbock Christian University TX—$53,864—
Kent State University at Ashtabula OH$42,637$53,833$29,196
Kent State University at East Liverpool OH$42,637$53,833$29,196
Kent State University at Stark OH$42,637$53,833$29,196
Kent State University at Trumbull OH$42,637$53,833$29,196
Kent State University at Tuscarawas OH$42,637$53,833$29,196
Kent State University at Salem OH$42,637$53,833$29,196
Kent State University at Kent OH$42,637$53,833$29,196
Kent State University at Geauga OH$42,637$53,833$29,196
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$44,366$53,652$23,001
Alverno College WI$45,213$53,631$25,750
Texas Woman's University TX$44,899$53,626$20,672
Belmont University TN$48,831$53,532—
Southern Connecticut State University CT$46,261$53,411$23,125
Indiana University-East IN$45,547$53,389$15,000
Rowan University NJ$47,843$53,266$20,000
Eastern Mennonite University VA$44,228$53,229$25,000
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$43,319$53,206$20,500
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$43,319$53,206$20,500
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$43,319$53,206$20,500
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$43,319$53,206$20,500
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$43,319$53,206$20,500
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$43,319$53,206$20,500
Villanova University PA$49,677$53,181$23,250
Fort Hays State University KS$43,618$53,176$21,845
University of Southern Indiana IN$36,730$53,076$14,000
Longwood University VA$49,919$52,959$26,500
Soka University of America CA$33,229$52,896$16,750
University of Central Florida FL$45,664$52,862$11,000
California State University-San Bernardino CA$33,994$52,799$15,000
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$41,640$52,784$19,586
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN$41,640$52,784$19,586
California State University-Northridge CA$40,504$52,772$11,497
Concordia University Texas TX$41,588$52,691$27,969
St. John's University-New York NY—$52,601—
Wilmington University DE$42,863$52,547$17,875
St. Joseph's University-New York NY$56,405$52,543$23,136
University of Nevada-Reno NV$46,874$52,501$17,750
Southeastern Oklahoma State University OK$43,421$52,418$15,082
Simpson University CA—$52,311$17,917
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$40,924$52,152$20,163
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$48,082$52,117$19,500
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY—$52,108—
Eastern Illinois University IL$47,879$52,078$20,745
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$42,340$52,020$18,738
Miami University-Hamilton OH$38,545$51,919$26,000
Miami University-Middletown OH$38,545$51,919$26,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$38,545$51,919$26,000
University of Central Missouri MO$41,458$51,897$21,500
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$43,666$51,830$18,750
Barry University FL—$51,734—
Westfield State University MA$44,282$51,730$20,900
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$47,553$51,718$20,970
University of Northern Iowa IA$40,998$51,712$17,500
Florida State University FL$43,884$51,587$16,500
Seattle Pacific University WA$51,546—$23,403
Grand Valley State University MI$47,197$51,497$22,970
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$31,688$51,492$15,000
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$46,231$51,492$25,000
Montclair State University NJ$33,682$51,469$18,750
Michigan State University MI$36,069$51,436$18,250
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA$47,808$51,406—
SUNY Old Westbury NY$44,881$51,363$15,000
Purdue University Northwest IN$27,089$51,349$26,905
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$51,810$51,307$26,120
Texas Christian University TX$45,087$51,292$20,500
Concordia University-Irvine CA$39,391$51,206$23,750
University of Arkansas at Monticello AR—$51,193$20,083
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$43,031$51,187$23,125
Bridgewater College VA$50,267$51,160$24,687
La Sierra University CA—$51,085—
Indiana State University IN$38,585$50,968$23,393
Portland State University OR$39,765$50,949$19,634
Shorter University GA—$50,887—
University of Mary ND$47,512$50,827$19,649
University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR$36,552$50,805$24,250
Lamar University TX$44,307$50,753$33,875
Illinois State University IL$38,107$50,744$18,750
Spring Arbor University MI$40,039$50,735$26,849
Emporia State University KS$36,955$50,717$19,000
Governors State University IL$45,710$50,703$21,932
Framingham State University MA$46,089$50,600$27,000
Temple University PA$37,233$50,536$25,000
Maranatha Baptist University WI—$50,521—
Texas A&M University-Central Texas TX$45,826$50,375$20,017
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor TX$40,565$50,346$23,847
University of Hawaii-West Oahu HI$29,429$50,343$11,000
Fairmont State University WV—$50,343$21,775
Northern Kentucky University KY$42,670$50,322$23,250
University of South Dakota SD$45,483$50,306$23,442
Ripon College WI$42,349$50,291$27,000
Mary Baldwin University VA$43,706$50,117$20,000
Clayton State University GA$42,636$50,110$27,611
William Peace University NC—$50,090—

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