Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 417 colleges. National median: $42,487, rising to $52,691 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MA	$95,803	$147,998	—
2	DePaul University	IL	$91,847	$86,444	$35,498
3	Lehigh University	PA	$85,013	—	—
4	Bentley University	MA	$77,001	$105,183	$23,719
5	American Public University System	WV	$69,410	$79,734	—
6	Friends University	KS	$64,365	—	$23,375
7	Southern Methodist University	TX	$63,405	$97,170	—
8	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$62,893	$72,422	—
9	Charter Oak State College	CT	$61,095	$54,363	$12,500
10	University of Miami	FL	$60,609	$55,625	—
11	National University	CA	$59,026	$68,899	$28,906
12	Excelsior University	NY	$58,001	$61,685	$8,333
13	Baker College	MI	$57,991	$58,921	$35,927
14	Saint Xavier University	IL	$57,377	$54,826	$19,154
15	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$56,445	$72,048	—
16	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	$56,405	$52,543	$23,136
17	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$56,052	$66,656	$12,500
18	Whitworth University	WA	$55,571	$55,846	$28,799
19	Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs	WA	$55,571	$55,846	$28,799
20	Rider University	NJ	$54,667	$54,724	$24,500
21	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$54,280	$73,089	$20,500
22	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$54,244	$65,594	$14,750
23	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	NM	$53,567	$55,379	$14,017
24	Saint Leo University	FL	$53,491	$59,222	—
25	University of Hartford	CT	$53,408	$80,775	$26,625
26	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$53,343	$59,104	$21,711
27	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$53,343	$59,104	$21,711
28	University of St Thomas	TX	$53,223	$61,219	$18,000
29	Xavier University	OH	$52,644	$69,546	$27,000
30	University of Bridgeport	CT	$52,428	$56,700	$31,000
31	Thomas Edison State University	NJ	$52,391	$64,011	$11,452
32	Drexel University	PA	$52,320	$84,166	$27,000
33	Stockton University	NJ	$52,237	$54,628	$22,250
34	Tennessee State University	TN	$52,103	$54,249	—
35	James Madison University	VA	$51,954	$58,026	$17,628
36	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$51,810	$51,307	$26,120
37	Lesley University	MA	$51,602	$45,293	$18,809
38	Seattle Pacific University	WA	$51,546	—	$23,403
39	Los Angeles Pacific University	CA	$51,421	$57,173	$26,912
40	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$51,099	$65,029	$15,000
41	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$50,817	$68,471	—
42	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$50,704	$65,474	$23,572
43	Seattle University	WA	$50,551	$64,098	$22,000
44	University of North Dakota	ND	$50,471	$71,538	$22,304
45	Sonoma State University	CA	$50,456	$59,444	$14,045
46	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$50,343	$54,747	$17,945
47	Wesleyan University	CT	$50,326	$71,932	—
48	Bridgewater College	VA	$50,267	$51,160	$24,687
49	Metropolitan State University	MN	$50,255	$60,352	—
50	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	$50,237	$58,093	$18,995
51	New York University	NY	$50,154	$66,502	$18,500
52	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	$49,987	$55,569	$16,312
53	Saint Mary's College of California	CA	$49,960	$68,501	$25,972
54	Longwood University	VA	$49,919	$52,959	$26,500
55	Mercy University	NY	$49,815	—	$31,000
56	George Mason University	VA	$49,718	$61,100	$16,948
57	Villanova University	PA	$49,677	$53,181	$23,250
58	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	$49,568	$62,164	$12,500
59	Weber State University	UT	$49,224	$60,751	—
60	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$48,979	$55,947	$19,000
61	Belmont University	TN	$48,831	$53,532	—
62	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$48,823	$60,525	$28,500
63	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$48,823	$60,525	$28,500
64	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$48,739	$56,433	$12,500
65	Union College	NY	$48,723	$75,345	$26,648
66	Columbia College	MO	$48,670	$57,034	$23,583
67	Georgia Southern University	GA	$48,397	$48,137	$22,500
68	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$48,155	$49,268	$21,639
69	Shepherd University	WV	$48,111	$49,153	$18,990
70	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$48,082	$52,117	$19,500
71	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$47,879	$52,078	$20,745
72	Rowan University	NJ	$47,843	$53,266	$20,000
73	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	$47,808	$51,406	—
74	Athens State University	AL	$47,678	$55,507	$18,415
75	Notre Dame of Maryland University	MD	$47,584	$55,294	$23,000
76	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$47,553	$51,718	$20,970
77	University of Mary	ND	$47,512	$50,827	$19,649
78	Grand View University	IA	$47,504	$49,263	$24,207
79	Simpson College	IA	$47,373	$46,237	$27,000
80	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	$47,252	$58,739	$23,000
81	The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	$47,249	—	—
82	Grand Valley State University	MI	$47,197	$51,497	$22,970
83	University of South Florida	FL	$47,170	$59,587	$18,667
84	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$46,953	$48,298	$24,075
85	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$46,913	$54,975	$20,000
86	South Dakota State University	SD	$46,912	$60,081	$17,340
87	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$46,874	$52,501	$17,750
88	Salisbury University	MD	$46,868	$48,963	$22,250
89	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$46,793	$43,236	$29,053
90	Virginia State University	VA	$46,759	$50,015	$29,000
91	Nelson University	TX	$46,711	$47,277	$27,500
92	Baker University	KS	$46,707	$55,380	—
93	University of Mississippi	MS	$46,699	$39,871	—
94	University of Idaho	ID	$46,640	$47,654	$22,274
95	University of Toledo	OH	$46,554	$34,428	$23,882
96	University of Iowa	IA	$46,502	$61,200	$22,412
97	Oakland University	MI	$46,443	$63,534	$19,500
98	Washington State University	WA	$46,389	$55,403	$15,100
99	Bay Path University	MA	$46,360	$37,411	$22,442
100	Seton Hall University	NJ	$46,314	$67,522	$23,250
101	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$46,261	$53,411	$23,125
102	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$46,231	$51,492	$25,000
103	Wayland Baptist University	TX	$46,198	$53,900	$24,188
104	Utah Valley University	UT	$46,113	$58,219	$10,500
105	Framingham State University	MA	$46,089	$50,600	$27,000
106	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	$46,087	$63,845	$21,500
107	Jackson State University	MS	$45,985	$42,260	$28,310
108	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	$45,949	$49,129	—
109	College of Charleston	SC	$45,870	—	—
110	Texas A&M University-Central Texas	TX	$45,826	$50,375	$20,017
111	Governors State University	IL	$45,710	$50,703	$21,932
112	University of Central Florida	FL	$45,664	$52,862	$11,000
113	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	$45,563	—	—
114	Indiana University-East	IN	$45,547	$53,389	$15,000
115	University of South Dakota	SD	$45,483	$50,306	$23,442
116	Liberty University	VA	$45,436	$45,257	—
117	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$45,351	$67,859	$17,356
118	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	$45,236	$54,607	$17,750
119	Alverno College	WI	$45,213	$53,631	$25,750
120	Texas Christian University	TX	$45,087	$51,292	$20,500
121	Aquinas College	MI	$45,045	$46,148	—
122	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$45,034	$45,714	$18,375
123	East Texas A&M University	TX	$45,013	$49,846	$19,859
124	University of Houston	TX	$45,000	$58,450	$25,125
125	University of Kansas	KS	$44,967	$58,777	$20,000
126	Texas Woman's University	TX	$44,899	$53,626	$20,672
127	Luther College	IA	$44,894	$54,821	$27,000
128	SUNY Old Westbury	NY	$44,881	$51,363	$15,000
129	University of Mount Union	OH	$44,767	$76,675	—
130	Montana State University Billings	MT	$44,740	$67,304	$15,749
131	East Tennessee State University	TN	$44,740	$44,738	$20,375
132	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	$44,724	$59,017	$11,000
133	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	$44,646	—	$21,604
134	Utah State University	UT	$44,618	$43,313	$19,718
135	University of Memphis	TN	$44,617	$48,798	$25,634
136	Western Illinois University	IL	$44,604	$55,944	$24,639
137	Springfield College	MA	$44,530	$51,440	—
138	Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education	MA	$44,530	$51,440	—
139	Union University	TN	$44,427	$41,226	—
140	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$44,366	$53,652	$23,001
141	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$44,325	—	$31,000
142	Lamar University	TX	$44,307	$50,753	$33,875
143	Southern Nazarene University	OK	$44,294	—	$23,305
144	Westfield State University	MA	$44,282	$51,730	$20,900
145	Belmont Abbey College	NC	$44,254	$60,199	$22,750
146	Eastern Mennonite University	VA	$44,228	$53,229	$25,000
147	Mayville State University	ND	$44,090	$38,553	$24,000
148	University of Connecticut	CT	$44,077	$60,092	$17,497
149	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$44,077	$60,092	$17,497
150	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$44,077	$60,092	$17,497
151	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$44,077	$60,092	$17,497
152	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$44,077	$60,092	$17,497
153	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$44,000	$60,019	$13,000
154	California Baptist University	CA	$43,932	$55,968	$27,000
155	Florida State University	FL	$43,884	$51,587	$16,500
156	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$43,879	$74,122	$19,500
157	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$43,879	$74,122	$19,500
158	East Carolina University	NC	$43,836	$49,981	$23,375
159	University of Maine at Presque Isle	ME	$43,786	$40,626	$3,750
160	Mary Baldwin University	VA	$43,706	$50,117	$20,000
161	Neumann University	PA	$43,683	$57,721	$27,437
162	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$43,666	$51,830	$18,750
163	Fort Hays State University	KS	$43,618	$53,176	$21,845
164	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	OK	$43,421	$52,418	$15,082
165	Endicott College	MA	$43,379	$55,369	—
166	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	$43,357	$48,418	$26,000
167	Texas Tech University	TX	$43,329	$58,375	$21,500
168	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$43,319	$53,206	$20,500
169	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$43,319	$53,206	$20,500
170	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$43,319	$53,206	$20,500
171	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$43,319	$53,206	$20,500
172	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$43,319	$53,206	$20,500
173	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$43,319	$53,206	$20,500
174	University of Kentucky	KY	$43,295	$36,942	$21,437
175	Louisiana State University at Alexandria	LA	$43,268	$47,171	$19,300
176	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	$43,232	$46,329	$23,875
177	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	$43,232	$46,329	$23,875
178	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$43,232	$46,329	$23,875
179	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$43,232	$46,329	$23,875
180	San Francisco State University	CA	$43,229	$58,617	$17,481
181	West Virginia State University	WV	$43,199	$47,026	$15,038
182	Austin Peay State University	TN	$43,168	$48,177	$20,000
183	Cameron University	OK	$43,165	$47,675	$27,898
184	University of North Texas	TX	$43,139	$55,562	$18,750
185	Potomac State College of West Virginia University	WV	$43,113	$56,132	$20,500
186	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	$43,113	$56,132	$20,500
187	West Virginia University	WV	$43,113	$56,132	$20,500
188	Southern Utah University	UT	$43,045	$54,147	$12,500
189	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$43,031	$51,187	$23,125
190	CUNY City College	NY	$42,998	$58,063	$12,500
191	Texas State University	TX	$42,949	$54,099	$21,044
192	Cornerstone University	MI	$42,868	—	$23,250
193	Wilmington University	DE	$42,863	$52,547	$17,875
194	Sam Houston State University	TX	$42,828	$54,082	$23,000
195	Indiana University-Kokomo	IN	$42,731	$49,893	$16,118
196	Henderson State University	AR	$42,714	$46,783	$21,000
197	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$42,670	$50,322	$23,250
198	Kent State University at Ashtabula	OH	$42,637	$53,833	$29,196
199	Kent State University at East Liverpool	OH	$42,637	$53,833	$29,196
200	Kent State University at Stark	OH	$42,637	$53,833	$29,196
201	Kent State University at Trumbull	OH	$42,637	$53,833	$29,196
202	Kent State University at Tuscarawas	OH	$42,637	$53,833	$29,196
203	Kent State University at Salem	OH	$42,637	$53,833	$29,196
204	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$42,637	$53,833	$29,196
205	Kent State University at Geauga	OH	$42,637	$53,833	$29,196
206	Clayton State University	GA	$42,636	$50,110	$27,611
207	Purdue University Fort Wayne	IN	$42,623	$44,299	$21,910
208	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$42,522	$49,383	$18,750
209	Tennessee Technological University	TN	$42,487	$44,846	$22,750
210	Arlington Baptist University	TX	$42,486	—	—
211	Delta State University	MS	$42,436	—	—
212	University of Wyoming	WY	$42,363	—	$17,478
213	Ripon College	WI	$42,349	$50,291	$27,000
214	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$42,340	$52,020	$18,738
215	Minot State University	ND	$42,162	$48,885	$20,875
216	Colorado Mesa University	CO	$42,106	$44,651	$20,375
217	Fayetteville State University	NC	$42,104	$45,610	$22,649
218	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	$41,970	$55,558	$31,000
219	Texas Southern University	TX	$41,921	$44,953	$27,750
220	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$41,907	$43,352	$18,965
221	West Texas A & M University	TX	$41,887	$49,618	$18,750
222	University of Mary Washington	VA	$41,776	$54,336	$19,750
223	University of Indianapolis	IN	$41,762	$64,325	$23,399
224	SUNY at Purchase College	NY	$41,701	$47,922	$22,970
225	Delaware State University	DE	$41,656	$55,509	$26,000
226	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$41,640	$52,784	$19,586
227	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$41,640	$52,784	$19,586
228	Chicago State University	IL	$41,615	$67,701	$35,645
229	Concordia University Texas	TX	$41,588	$52,691	$27,969
230	Dakota State University	SD	$41,489	—	$24,946
231	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$41,488	$47,696	$14,156
232	University of Central Missouri	MO	$41,458	$51,897	$21,500
233	East Central University	OK	$41,389	—	$15,375
234	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	$41,330	—	$22,140
235	University of Arizona	AZ	$41,274	—	$15,490
236	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$41,213	$73,242	$21,500
237	Tarleton State University	TX	$41,200	$44,106	$21,853
238	Antioch University-Los Angeles	CA	$41,179	$66,596	$26,855
239	Antioch University-Santa Barbara	CA	$41,179	$66,596	$26,855
240	Antioch University-Seattle	WA	$41,179	$66,596	$26,855
241	Antioch University	OH	$41,179	$66,596	$26,855
242	University of North Georgia	GA	$41,155	$48,699	$19,760
243	Wayne State University	MI	$41,124	$66,426	$17,496
244	California State University-East Bay	CA	$41,074	$57,755	$17,823
245	Missouri Baptist University	MO	$41,065	$47,210	$23,875
246	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$40,998	$51,712	$17,500
247	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$40,924	$52,152	$20,163
248	Marshall University	WV	$40,838	$43,714	$22,702
249	Murray State University	KY	$40,793	$41,797	$18,208
250	Western Connecticut State University	CT	$40,769	$40,555	$26,000
251	Oregon State University	OR	$40,677	$56,074	$24,041
252	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$40,677	$56,074	$24,041
253	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	$40,614	$45,383	$22,121
254	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	TX	$40,565	$50,346	$23,847
255	California State University-Northridge	CA	$40,504	$52,772	$11,497
256	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$40,485	$56,637	$15,000
257	West Virginia University at Parkersburg	WV	$40,464	$43,935	$18,917
258	Molloy University	NY	$40,399	$71,097	$24,250
259	Niagara University	NY	$40,275	—	$25,687
260	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$40,196	$46,146	$20,500
261	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$40,167	$58,293	$21,500
262	University of Maine	ME	$40,117	$45,094	$19,500
263	Worcester State University	MA	$40,074	$55,273	$15,630
264	Missouri Southern State University	MO	$40,068	$46,892	$22,500
265	Madonna University	MI	$40,065	—	—
266	Northeastern State University	OK	$40,053	$41,705	$17,681
267	Spring Arbor University	MI	$40,039	$50,735	$26,849
268	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$39,968	$47,770	$23,451
269	University of Maine at Augusta	ME	$39,944	$49,821	$20,745
270	Portland State University	OR	$39,765	$50,949	$19,634
271	McNeese State University	LA	$39,751	$45,669	$21,100
272	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	TX	$39,719	$41,358	$21,500
273	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$39,605	$48,990	$18,500
274	Hampton University	VA	$39,572	$54,437	$23,750
275	Ferris State University	MI	$39,481	$54,837	$21,500
276	University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	$39,464	$46,121	$21,405
277	Concordia University-Irvine	CA	$39,391	$51,206	$23,750
278	Northern Illinois University	IL	$39,380	$57,697	$23,250
279	Idaho State University	ID	$39,306	$43,444	$20,825
280	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	$39,300	$44,963	$22,296
281	University of Nebraska at Kearney	NE	$39,285	$47,600	$17,937
282	Johnson C Smith University	NC	$39,248	$38,941	$28,937
283	Morgan State University	MD	$39,239	$58,788	$29,002
284	Iowa State University	IA	$39,154	$54,889	$19,498
285	Appalachian State University	NC	$39,150	—	$24,218
286	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	$39,112	$42,049	$18,318
287	Adams State University	CO	$39,052	$41,809	$23,726
288	Indiana University-Southeast	IN	$38,999	$49,376	$14,631
289	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	$38,962	$45,873	$19,128
290	Florida International University	FL	$38,825	$49,960	$17,525
291	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	AR	$38,793	$42,902	$25,812
292	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$38,696	$44,180	$24,555
293	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	$38,665	$43,508	—
294	Indiana State University	IN	$38,585	$50,968	$23,393
295	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$38,551	$42,463	$26,073
296	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	$38,545	$51,919	$26,000
297	Miami University-Middletown	OH	$38,545	$51,919	$26,000
298	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$38,545	$51,919	$26,000
299	University of Notre Dame	IN	$38,518	$60,369	$15,000
300	Grambling State University	LA	$38,492	—	$31,000

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates earn?

The median college reports $42,487 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities and $52,691 four years after. The highest is $95,803 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

How much student debt do liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,711 at the typical college.