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

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

985 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$33,693
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$42,977
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$10,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 951 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $39,655 and $46,791. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Maria College of Albany NY—$79,266—
St. Francis College NY—$74,867—
Harvard University MA$45,115$74,154—
University of Bridgeport CT—$65,875—
American Public University System WV$54,269$63,895$7,360
Excelsior University NY$54,256$63,016$10,500
Mid-America Christian University OK—$62,432$23,000
Columbia Southern University AL$62,956$62,009$23,000
University of Massachusetts Global CA$42,300$61,186$13,437
Thomas Edison State University NJ$55,981$60,803$11,986
Charter Oak State College CT$48,001$60,478$10,800
National University CA$53,556$60,134$10,500
University of La Verne CA—$59,398—
University of West Florida FL$49,335$59,240$12,000
University of Alaska Fairbanks AK$38,885$59,114$14,875
Austin Community College District TX$43,646$58,802$10,487
Emory University GA—$57,474$5,500
Emory University-Oxford College GA—$57,474$5,500
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$44,935$56,881$9,500
San Jose City College CA—$56,307—
Saint Cloud State University MN$45,146$56,168$12,042
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$31,768$56,136$18,976
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN$31,768$56,136$18,976
New Mexico Military Institute NM—$55,247—
Brenau University GA—$54,968$29,500
Highline College WA$47,820$54,874—
Shorter University GA—$54,784—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$39,818$54,654$16,000
Northland Pioneer College AZ—$54,462—
Columbia Basin College WA$32,832$54,447$10,233
Central Texas College TX$42,089$54,183$11,000
Empire State University NY—$54,122$9,500
Columbia College MO$50,359$53,896$23,000
College of Alameda CA—$53,647—
North Shore Community College MA$38,785$53,596$7,950
University of Alaska Southeast AK—$53,205—
Northern Virginia Community College VA$38,226$53,107$10,525
Lee College TX$29,397$52,817$9,500
Estrella Mountain Community College AZ$37,087$52,747$6,569
West Valley College CA$31,714$52,708—
Bellevue College WA$50,710$52,664$7,166
South Seattle College WA—$52,632—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$44,405$52,547$13,495
Upper Iowa University IA$47,314$52,322—
Weber State University UT$36,839$52,252$12,000
Troy University AL$49,188$52,248$20,375
James A. Rhodes State College OH—$52,236—
Saint Leo University FL$45,121$52,156$18,075
Wayland Baptist University TX$52,052——
Trident Technical College SC$31,351$51,912$7,540
Rio Salado College AZ$42,990$51,899$9,250
Community College of Aurora CO$43,092$51,823$11,000
Vincennes University IN$39,066$51,808$12,000
Bismarck State College ND$37,269$51,767$12,000
Contra Costa College CA$36,695$51,699—
College of the Canyons CA$21,664$51,561—
Elgin Community College IL$35,074$51,556$7,033
Valley Forge Military College PA—$51,534—
Marion Technical College OH$43,270$51,396$7,750
University of Mount Olive NC$44,969$51,374$15,143
Collin County Community College District TX$38,516$51,130$6,965
Lewis-Clark State College ID$41,078$51,092$13,926
College of DuPage IL$37,899$51,089$9,152
Madison Area Technical College WI$41,643$50,870$11,544
Winona State University MN$32,582$50,823$13,727
Inver Hills Community College MN$41,749$50,707$13,078
Baltimore City Community College MD$35,736$50,635—
Bemidji State University MN$36,001$50,528$11,009
Macomb Community College MI$36,543$50,409$4,496
Community College of Denver CO$41,147$50,401$11,328
Lake Superior College MN$38,902$50,382$11,000
Boise State University ID$37,189$50,335$13,038
SUNY Westchester Community College NY—$50,312—
Oklahoma Panhandle State University OK—$50,227$15,180
Century College MN$44,169$50,145$11,662
Howard College TX$28,749$50,103$11,800
Southwest College for the Deaf TX$28,749$50,103$11,800
Clovis Community College CA—$50,095—
William Rainey Harper College IL$36,230$50,088$6,949
Prince George's Community College MD$37,817$49,963$10,601
Williston State College ND$35,917$49,878$10,956
St Cloud Technical and Community College MN$44,068$49,858$12,000
Solano Community College CA—$49,817—
Eastern Maine Community College ME$28,588$49,780$17,375
East Los Angeles College CA—$49,726—
Touro University NY$33,643$49,692$12,250
Salt Lake Community College UT$45,357$49,687$7,186
Everett Community College WA$33,131$49,617$7,601
West Los Angeles College CA—$49,578—
Los Medanos College CA$35,046$49,481—
Reading Area Community College PA$34,634$49,285$12,600
Normandale Community College MN$40,639$49,277$11,250
North Hennepin Community College MN$35,865$49,274$9,750
Camden County College NJ$30,539$49,239$10,875
Oakton College IL$30,607$49,225—
Quincy College MA$41,578$49,187$9,750
Middle Georgia State University GA$39,944$49,180$13,825
Georgia Southern University GA—$49,179$13,500
Portland Community College OR$37,051$49,166$10,500
CUNY New York City College of Technology NY—$49,160—
Colorado Northwestern Community College CO$42,720$49,158$8,600
Washburn University KS$35,506$49,129$15,135
Santiago Canyon College CA$32,033$49,100—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$38,107$49,076$11,000
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex WI$38,107$49,076$11,000
Skagit Valley College WA$35,165$49,042$11,813
Truckee Meadows Community College NV$40,250$49,009$7,562
Alvin Community College TX$37,892$49,000$4,000
Beaufort County Community College NC$47,174$48,958—
University of North Georgia GA$35,004$48,955$9,000
Ridgewater College MN$39,816$48,951$10,500
Glendale Community College AZ$37,515$48,947$7,000
Houston City College TX$36,328$48,944$12,435
Rowan College at Burlington County NJ$38,727$48,937$11,000
Mohave Community College AZ$39,487$48,846$11,593
Middlesex College NJ$35,203$48,845$9,531
Arapahoe Community College CO$41,469$48,756$11,062
Dallas College TX$35,754$48,725$9,627
Tacoma Community College WA$38,041$48,647$10,813
Columbia Gorge Community College OR$36,717$48,548—
Florida Atlantic University FL—$48,520—
Kent State University at Ashtabula OH$41,006$48,510$13,000
Kent State University at East Liverpool OH$41,006$48,510$13,000
Kent State University at Stark OH$41,006$48,510$13,000
Kent State University at Trumbull OH$41,006$48,510$13,000
Kent State University at Tuscarawas OH$41,006$48,510$13,000
Kent State University at Salem OH$41,006$48,510$13,000
Kent State University at Kent OH$41,006$48,510$13,000
Kent State University at Geauga OH$41,006$48,510$13,000
Endicott College MA—$48,494—
Phoenix College AZ$45,825$48,486$9,000
Lincoln Land Community College IL$36,958$48,478$9,996
Evergreen Valley College CA—$48,441—
Los Angeles Southwest College CA$41,348$48,415—
University of Akron Main Campus OH$43,362$48,342$20,250
University of Akron Wayne College OH$43,362$48,342$20,250
Edmonds College WA$48,586$48,269—
Kansas City Kansas Community College KS$38,031$48,242$8,000
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry DE$35,889$48,216$11,575
Georgia State University GA$35,570$48,187$14,682
Georgia State University-Perimeter College GA$35,570$48,187$14,682
Grayson College TX$37,023$48,177—
Wake Technical Community College NC$32,955$48,145$8,505
Greenville Technical College SC$34,574$48,124$12,144
Pikes Peak State College CO$35,241$48,123$8,000
Yakima Valley College WA$29,587$48,103$10,500
Anne Arundel Community College MD$32,313$48,089$8,000
Bunker Hill Community College MA$41,697$48,087$11,420
Indiana Institute of Technology IN$36,740$48,071—
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies IN$36,740$48,071—
Weatherford College TX$33,136$48,060$8,250
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI$37,345$48,051$11,000
Monroe County Community College MI$32,279$48,045$11,000
Red Rocks Community College CO$42,953$48,034$9,000
Blue Mountain Community College OR$32,423$48,015$6,743
Blue Ridge Community College VA$31,397$47,991$7,777
Pennsylvania Western University PA—$47,952$17,750
Northwest Indian College WA—$47,925—
Lone Star College System TX$33,078$47,859$9,250
Bergen Community College NJ$34,697$47,837$11,000
Northern Wyoming Community College District WY$44,222$47,834$10,500
Spokane Community College WA$33,702$47,819$12,360
Florida SouthWestern State College FL$33,597$47,776$5,750
CUNY Medgar Evers College NY$33,875$47,772$5,500
Anoka-Ramsey Community College MN$38,800$47,768$11,000
Tarrant County College District TX$36,560$47,741$8,000
Oklahoma Wesleyan University OK—$47,739—
Donnelly College KS—$47,736—
Dakota College at Bottineau ND—$47,735$10,275
Ulster County Community College NY$39,218$47,695$5,750
Los Angeles Pierce College CA—$47,677—
Riverland Community College MN$41,524$47,667$12,000
Mountwest Community and Technical College WV—$47,662$7,250
Columbus State Community College OH$35,632$47,626$8,250
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute OH$38,136$47,583$12,976
Ohio State University-Lima Campus OH$38,136$47,583$12,976
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus OH$38,136$47,583$12,976
Ohio State University-Marion Campus OH$38,136$47,583$12,976
Ohio State University-Newark Campus OH$38,136$47,583$12,976
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$38,136$47,583$12,976
St Clair County Community College MI$38,945$47,543$9,100
Del Mar College TX$33,570$47,511—
Seattle Central College WA$36,177$47,506$9,500
Northwest University WA—$47,496—
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education WA—$47,496—
Community College of Philadelphia PA$36,503$47,477$12,500
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$33,866$47,453$11,389
Northland Community and Technical College MN$41,258$47,413$11,700
Minnesota State Community and Technical College MN$37,196$47,411$12,000
Montana State University MT$39,211$47,396$14,250
Labette Community College KS$28,816$47,387$8,000
Southern Utah University UT$35,257$47,382$10,225
John C Calhoun State Community College AL$37,620$47,381$9,943
Shoreline College WA—$47,363$12,042
South Central College MN$36,988$47,351$9,875
GateWay Community College AZ$47,350——
Ball State University IN$33,030$47,312$12,000
Southeast Community College Area NE$37,050$47,304$7,874
Skyline College CA—$47,303—
Colorado Mountain College CO$37,433$47,274$7,904
Laurel Ridge Community College VA$32,195$47,253$7,900
Florida College FL—$47,244$12,000
Colorado Christian University CO—$47,145$27,551
Quinsigamond Community College MA$36,401$47,092$17,500
Kishwaukee College IL$36,962$47,090$11,000
Riverside City College CA$32,147$47,085$6,750
Johnson County Community College KS$35,694$47,063$6,500
Prairie State College IL$45,441$47,062$10,938
Saint Paul College MN$41,519$47,049$12,000
Santa Fe College FL$30,780$47,030$7,957
Odessa College TX$40,708$47,014$10,000
Howard Community College MD$33,095$47,008$9,500
Kauai Community College HI$37,727$46,998—
Chandler-Gilbert Community College AZ$35,776$46,986$7,876
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI$37,141$46,976$9,750
College of the Mainland TX$36,350$46,966$8,000
Oklahoma City Community College OK$39,975$46,903$8,025
Santa Monica College CA—$46,864—
Fayetteville Technical Community College NC$41,491$46,852$11,493
Pima Community College AZ$32,750$46,830$6,500
Lake Michigan College MI$40,602$46,795$6,375
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota FL$32,804$46,791$7,000
North Dakota State College of Science ND$38,471$46,788$11,000
Idaho State University ID$34,703$46,775$14,336
Chemeketa Community College OR$34,967$46,747$11,500
Montcalm Community College MI$40,008$46,716—
Metropolitan Community College Area NE$41,152$46,703$7,408
Nashville State Community College TN$37,730$46,693$7,000
San Jacinto Community College TX$31,723$46,684$6,313
Schoolcraft Community College District MI$39,010$46,662$9,271
North Country Community College NY—$46,635—
Grand Rapids Community College MI$38,162$46,615$7,000
Carroll Community College MD$35,109$46,587$9,375
Joliet Junior College IL$36,111$46,576$6,000
Northern Essex Community College MA$42,593$46,563$7,782
Chaffey College CA$35,206$46,524—
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College OH$36,237$46,515$16,685
Tusculum University TN$37,313$46,505—
Waubonsee Community College IL$39,015$46,473$5,500
Orange Coast College CA—$46,454—
Front Range Community College CO$39,330$46,453$11,000
Eastern University PA$36,071$46,441$20,250
Moreno Valley College CA—$46,419—
Sauk Valley Community College IL$30,151$46,411$5,500
Northwest Florida State College FL$30,544$46,361$8,750
Kalamazoo Valley Community College MI$36,359$46,358$9,650
Saddleback College CA$46,324—$5,500
North Central Texas College TX$37,949$46,319$12,500
College of Lake County IL$38,522$46,315$6,500
Nassau Community College NY$32,428$46,296$10,500
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College IL$39,675$46,294—
Middlesex Community College MA$38,500$46,289$5,525
Southeastern University FL$34,331$46,267$15,250
Potomac State College of West Virginia University WV$26,347$46,233$11,000
West Virginia University WV$26,347$46,233$11,000
Hawkeye Community College IA$37,211$46,225$11,500
Community College of Baltimore County MD$37,551$46,220$11,643
Mt Hood Community College OR$33,607$46,192$9,250
River Valley Community College NH—$46,176—
Green River College WA$33,684$46,139$9,500
Clayton State University GA—$46,135$25,000
Kirkwood Community College IA$33,808$46,104$11,000
College of Staten Island CUNY NY$36,306$46,075$10,505
St Charles Community College MO$35,449$46,073$6,100
Montgomery College MD$38,189$46,072$11,000
Mott Community College MI$36,302$46,072$9,146
Minnesota West Community and Technical College MN$33,211$46,027$9,384
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$38,476$45,999$13,000
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$38,476$45,999$13,000
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$38,476$45,999$13,000
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$38,476$45,999$13,000
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$38,476$45,999$13,000
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$38,476$45,999$13,000
Western Wyoming Community College WY$30,423$45,990—
Farmingdale State College NY$33,204$45,980$11,000
Suffolk County Community College NY$35,032$45,964$6,798
Ferris State University MI—$45,889$17,500
Western Kentucky University KY$35,358$45,877$17,000
Massachusetts Bay Community College MA$48,311$45,864$5,338
County College of Morris NJ$30,311$45,862$8,397
Galveston College TX$41,736$45,846$15,750
Gulf Coast State College FL$27,858$45,814$5,500

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