Bachelor's · Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Bay Path University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $49,796
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $40,184
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $22,442
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $70k (likely $70k – $76k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$3k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$296k (likely −$364k – −$234k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$355k (likely −$470k – −$235k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 42%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- not reported / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
Change income, residency or loans Compare Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other schools
Other majors at Bay Path University
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$147,567
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$95,772
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$92,041
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$90,125
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$79,114
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$78,432
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$76,036
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$74,912
- Education, General (Master's)$74,030
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's)$73,240
- Management Information Systems and Services (Master's)$72,441
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$71,224
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other schools in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology$147,998
- Bentley University$105,183
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst$73,242
- Regis College$66,664
- American International College$57,510
- Endicott College$55,369
- Worcester State University$55,273
- Boston University$54,044
- Westfield State University$51,730
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell$51,492