Bachelor's Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 370 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.05×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 2Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York0.18×———$78k—11,55096 mi 3College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.21×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 4Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.21×13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 5University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana0.21×11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 6San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.21×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 7California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.23×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 8Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut0.24×16%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 9CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.25×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 10California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.25×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 11California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California0.25×97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 12San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.25×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 13Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts0.25×45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 14California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.26×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 15California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.26×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 16California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.26×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 17University of California-RiversideRiverside, California0.27×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 18California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.27×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 19California State University-East BayHayward, California0.27×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 20California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California0.27×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 21California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.27×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 22University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida0.27×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 23California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.28×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 24Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.28×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 25Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho0.28×96%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 26Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan0.29×81%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 27The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0.29×27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 28California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.30×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 29The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California0.31×84%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 30Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts0.32×71%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 31California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.32×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 32California State University-ChicoChico, California0.32×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 33New York UniversityNew York, New York0.32×9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 34Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania0.33×27%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 35Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey0.34×79%1227$25k$62k61%3,10624 mi 36University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana0.35×96%1141$13k$48k48%5,292254 mi 37CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.35×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 38California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.36×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 39California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.36×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 40Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey0.36×———$69k—6,70720 mi 41Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.36×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 42Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah0.36×——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 43New College of FloridaSarasota, Florida0.36×73%1150$7k$48k67%8431 mi 44Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, California0.37×83%1329$26k$56k84%56616 mi 45California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California0.37×76%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 46Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois0.37×75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 47Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio0.38×86%1217$33k$65k69%4,207176 mi 48University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut0.38×52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 49University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.38×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 50University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.38×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 51University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0.38×87%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 52University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0.38×88%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 53Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, California0.38×43%1440$18k$55k92%4843 mi 54University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri0.39×78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 55Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey0.39×73%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 56University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas0.39×98%—$23k$57k51%4,440119 mi 57Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas0.39×56%—$21k$52k19%2,041481 mi 58Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona0.39×90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 59University of KansasLawrence, Kansas0.39×93%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 60University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, Virginia0.40×80%1272$21k$61k66%3,5668 mi 61University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.40×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 62Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.40×79%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 63Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee0.40×95%1280$33k$56k71%7,137380 mi 64University of North TexasDenton, Texas0.40×72%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 65University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.40×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 66Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida0.41×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 67Florida CollegeTemple Terrace, Florida0.41×70%1108$24k$43k54%5888 mi 68Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut0.41×——$16k$64k67%1,82126 mi 69Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana0.41×73%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 mi 70George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.41×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 71William Jewell CollegeLiberty, Missouri0.41×38%1095$18k$59k68%924399 mi 72Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont0.42×83%1312$36k$58k65%2,75266 mi 73Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0.42×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 74California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California0.42×98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 75Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah0.42×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 76Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California0.42×88%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 77University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.42×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 78University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington0.42×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 79University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.42×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 80University of IowaIowa City, Iowa0.42×84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 81University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada0.42×74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 82Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California0.43×87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 83University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota0.43×77%—$19k$64k60%9,981245 mi 84University of La VerneLa Verne, California0.43×71%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 85West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, West Virginia0.43×——$2k$35k9%1,868158 mi 86University of MaineOrono, Maine0.43×97%—$18k$49k55%8,49624 mi 87Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio0.43×61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 88Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas0.43×100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 89Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts0.43×84%1180$16k$52k48%2,56620 mi 90James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia0.43×72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 91Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut0.44×65%—$46k$75k73%7,0874 mi 92Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee0.45×76%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 93Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico0.45×92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 94Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana0.45×98%1014$19k$49k53%1,00827 mi 95Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois0.45×65%1000$13k$52k47%4,188155 mi 96Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan0.45×88%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.