Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

508,245 students earn a liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities credential each year across 2,013 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out
$36,809
Typical earnings, 5 years out
$48,587

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 920 colleges by graduates

1Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$55,3391 year out2Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York$52,4291 year out3University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia1 year out4New York UniversityNew York, New York$38,4471 year out5California State University-FresnoFresno, California$25,3491 year out6University of North TexasDenton, Texas$36,5881 year out7The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington$26,3281 year out8Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey$49,7791 year out9Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$43,7521 year out10University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Louisiana$31,4191 year out11Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$49,1471 year out12California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California1 year out13Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, New York$25,8461 year out14University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska$40,8921 year out15California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$31,8021 year out16The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$45,2431 year out17George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$41,3981 year out18Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$37,9381 year out19California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$33,3241 year out20California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$30,4131 year out21Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas$40,6001 year out22North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina$30,3971 year out23California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$29,1481 year out24Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon$23,2531 year out25Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$34,4181 year out26San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$23,1901 year out27The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$40,1851 year out28Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri$45,1331 year out29University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$45,2301 year out30University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky1 year out31University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$45,7261 year out32Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana$35,2691 year out33Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$41,4991 year out34East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina$36,8091 year out35University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma$37,7861 year out36California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$24,9791 year out37University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$40,7911 year out38Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, New Jersey$39,0711 year out39Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana$33,7051 year out40Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$35,7751 year out41California State University-ChicoChico, California$27,1961 year out42Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas$33,8811 year out43Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlando, Florida1 year out44Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas$41,8031 year out45California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$25,1681 year out46Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky$35,9581 year out47California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$33,5881 year out48The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$34,3971 year out49Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey$42,2091 year out50East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas$39,9691 year out51McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana$35,2821 year out52Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California1 year out53California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$29,3411 year out54Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$35,8141 year out55Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky$35,7461 year out56California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$30,2861 year out57University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$31,4281 year out58Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania$33,5731 year out59Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$38,8291 year out60James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$49,4081 year out61Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana$32,6881 year out62University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi$37,8001 year out63University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$44,2401 year out64Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia$32,2821 year out65California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$24,7061 year out66Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas$42,7951 year out67Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey$43,4861 year out68New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$31,5681 year out69West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania1 year out70Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky$30,0551 year out71California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$30,8241 year out72Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri$35,4641 year out73Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee$35,7451 year out74Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico$43,1861 year out75West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas$40,7931 year out76University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$33,2451 year out77Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia$34,5761 year out78Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$29,8031 year out79University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$39,9921 year out80Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$36,1681 year out81West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia$34,8831 year out82West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, West Virginia$32,9091 year out83Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts$35,0041 year out84California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$28,3241 year out85Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$31,7451 year out86University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$38,3951 year out87Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$36,9931 year out88Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$36,1571 year out89University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$39,3171 year out90Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois$38,1961 year out91DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$84,0661 year out92University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina$31,2451 year out93California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$35,0561 year out94Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$39,7581 year out95Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio$41,2051 year out96Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana$37,4401 year out97Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio$31,4921 year out98Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$29,6051 year out99Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana$32,4631 year out100University of ToledoToledo, Ohio1 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 1,404 colleges by graduates

1Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida$25,9051 year out2Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida$25,0011 year out3Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$27,1801 year out4Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$33,0601 year out5Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas$30,1791 year out6Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida$28,7751 year out7Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California1 year out8Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California$16,7401 year out9Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas$32,1141 year out10St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida$29,0691 year out11Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida$30,4061 year out12Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida$29,8051 year out13University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$41,0711 year out14Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida$25,4671 year out15Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California1 year out16Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$25,9521 year out17Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon$30,8521 year out18Georgia State University-Perimeter CollegeAtlanta, Georgia$29,0701 year out19Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, Florida$25,8231 year out20Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas$29,4231 year out21Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California1 year out22Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida$27,9261 year out23Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida$30,6781 year out24Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$24,2581 year out25Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida$26,7711 year out26El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas$23,6411 year out27Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$38,4361 year out28American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$52,1081 year out29San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$26,3341 year out30Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$34,1651 year out31Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California1 year out32Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida$25,5781 year out33Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida$27,7401 year out34Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi$20,9651 year out35Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$28,0891 year out36Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$26,5241 year out37South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas$20,3661 year out38Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$30,3731 year out39Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida$28,9171 year out40Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California1 year out41Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California$27,5241 year out42Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina$24,0561 year out43Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado$35,0231 year out44Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia$32,1441 year out45Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California1 year out46Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$25,0721 year out47Bergen Community CollegeParamus, New Jersey$23,9661 year out48San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas$27,7921 year out49Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York$26,8741 year out50San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California$32,4921 year out51Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri$25,8411 year out52Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$28,0921 year out53Ventura CollegeVentura, California1 year out54Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio1 year out55Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California1 year out56Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas$29,8551 year out57Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington$24,1011 year out58Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California1 year out59Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, Michigan$30,7031 year out60Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan$29,7911 year out61Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee$30,7081 year out62Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio, Texas1 year out63William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois$27,6191 year out64Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$20,4041 year out65Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado$26,7791 year out66Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$43,8061 year out67Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio$28,7601 year out68Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon1 year out69Norco CollegeNorco, California1 year out70Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas$36,2921 year out71Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland$20,2171 year out72Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, New Jersey$28,3761 year out73Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida$27,1841 year out74State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida$25,5971 year out75Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island$27,9521 year out76Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina$30,0561 year out77Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida$27,2531 year out78Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah$35,8041 year out79John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, Alabama$24,4551 year out80Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois$23,3721 year out81Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa$31,4531 year out82West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California$26,1611 year out83Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington$29,6661 year out84Laredo CollegeLaredo, Texas1 year out85Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas$28,9751 year out86College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois$33,4131 year out87Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida$26,6711 year out88Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York$27,5101 year out89Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico$31,0971 year out90Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee$26,7571 year out91NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, Arkansas$30,7031 year out92North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas$34,6151 year out93Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah$26,4931 year out94Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California$30,1171 year out95Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio$26,2571 year out96Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$28,7821 year out97Northeast Lakeview CollegeUniversal City, Texas1 year out98El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California1 year out99College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois$28,6781 year out100Ocean County CollegeToms River, New Jersey$25,6471 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 397 colleges by graduates

1Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$22,1881 year out2Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico1 year out3Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California1 year out4Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California$19,6731 year out5Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah1 year out6Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California1 year out7Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California1 year out8Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan$51,6631 year out9Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California1 year out10Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California1 year out11Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California1 year out12Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California1 year out13Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California1 year out14Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio1 year out15East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California$33,6281 year out16College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California$28,8861 year out17Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California1 year out18Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California1 year out19Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri1 year out20Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan1 year out21Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah1 year out22Fresno City CollegeFresno, California1 year out23Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina1 year out24Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia1 year out25Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona1 year out26Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California1 year out27Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah1 year out28Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California1 year out29Cypress CollegeCypress, California1 year out30Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California$27,7821 year out31Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia1 year out32Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California$21,3831 year out33Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California1 year out34College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois1 year out35Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana$31,8821 year out36Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California1 year out37Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1 year out38Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California1 year out39MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California1 year out40Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina1 year out41Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California1 year out42William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois1 year out43Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California$31,0501 year out44Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana1 year out45College of the DesertPalm Desert, California1 year out46Ventura CollegeVentura, California1 year out47Citrus CollegeGlendora, California1 year out48John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, Alabama1 year out49American River CollegeSacramento, California1 year out50Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California1 year out51Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California1 year out52Reedley CollegeReedley, California1 year out53Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California1 year out54Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia1 year out55Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California$19,6711 year out56Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana1 year out57Merced CollegeMerced, California$27,4131 year out58Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, New Jersey1 year out59Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California1 year out60Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah1 year out61Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California1 year out62Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California1 year out63Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia1 year out64San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico1 year out65Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona1 year out66Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California1 year out67Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina1 year out68Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California$23,5321 year out69Chabot CollegeHayward, California1 year out70Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California1 year out71San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California1 year out72Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California1 year out73North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho1 year out74Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California$22,8231 year out75Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California1 year out76West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California1 year out77Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois1 year out78McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois1 year out79Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California1 year out80Yuba CollegeMarysville, California1 year out81Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California1 year out82Shasta CollegeRedding, California$20,0311 year out83College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, Maryland1 year out84City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois1 year out85Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville, South Carolina1 year out86Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas$24,9221 year out87City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California1 year out88Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California$29,8791 year out89Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California1 year out90Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, Alabama1 year out91Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois1 year out92Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove, Virginia$26,0371 year out93Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California1 year out94Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana1 year out95Grayson CollegeDenison, Texas1 year out96Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona$28,8301 year out97South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana1 year out98City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, Illinois1 year out99Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, Louisiana1 year out100Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California1 year out

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).