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

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

37 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$63,583
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$67,332
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$40,028
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 33 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $63,395 and $73,558. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
The University of Texas at Austin TX—$119,127—
Saint Mary's College of California CA—$108,918—
Harvard University MA$77,383$92,158$30,080
Stony Brook University NY$79,588$89,107$37,973
Villanova University PA$82,922$80,419—
Middle Tennessee State University TN$50,885$76,590$35,300
Adams State University CO—$74,831—
DePaul University IL$82,004$74,702—
Tennessee State University TN$74,672——
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA—$73,558—
University of Pennsylvania PA$65,784$72,960—
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$65,841$72,860$30,750
Johns Hopkins University MD$64,865$70,651—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$68,157$70,018$43,250
Southern Methodist University TX$57,107$69,368—
Texas Christian University TX$56,259$67,586—
Dartmouth College NH—$67,367—
Duke University NC—$67,332—
New York University NY$71,342$66,958$93,644
Fort Hays State University KS$56,574$65,851—
North Central College IL—$65,846—
University of Memphis TN$66,757$65,320—
University of St Thomas TX—$64,943—
University of Dallas TX$58,805$63,807—
Wesleyan University CT$63,583——
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$42,594$63,395$59,314
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$42,594$63,395$59,314
The University of Texas at Dallas TX—$62,062—
Tennessee Technological University TN$64,502$61,301—
University of Chicago IL$37,141$60,106$68,253
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$46,981$59,021—
SUNY Buffalo State University NY—$58,389—
Austin Peay State University TN$55,460—$32,655
Tulane University of Louisiana LA—$55,438—
Tiffin University OH$50,426$53,425$33,285
University of Denver CO$48,831—$42,083
Auburn University at Montgomery AL—$46,774—