Undergraduate certificate · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Undergraduate certificate): earnings by school

114 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$35,748
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$44,700
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$8,916
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 98 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $39,732 and $50,342. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Purdue University-Main Campus IN—$105,733$17,164
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$60,044$93,527$23,750
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$60,044$93,527$23,750
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$60,044$93,527$23,750
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$60,044$93,527$23,750
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$60,044$93,527$23,750
Contra Costa College CA—$73,885—
Howard College TX—$68,723—
California State University-Fresno CA$64,925——
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$47,902$64,345$12,000
Henry Ford College MI—$64,309$10,500
Berkeley City College CA—$62,672—
Austin Community College District TX—$59,907—
Central Arizona College AZ—$58,439$7,500
Oakland Community College MI$56,662—$5,250
Black River Technical College AR$55,768——
Napa Valley College CA—$54,995—
San Diego Miramar College CA$38,579$54,470—
Forsyth Technical Community College NC—$53,631—
Salt Lake Community College UT—$52,726—
East Los Angeles College CA$35,355$52,595—
College of the Canyons CA$31,811$52,488—
Gavilan College CA$39,423$51,938—
Cerritos College CA—$51,842—
NorthWest Arkansas Community College AR$43,528$51,796—
College of Southern Maryland MD$32,652$50,845$6,798
Crafton Hills College CA—$50,737—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$44,713$50,342$17,725
Cabrillo College CA$44,110$50,226$10,104
West Los Angeles College CA—$49,757—
San Diego Mesa College CA$44,585$49,676—
Los Medanos College CA—$49,121—
College of Alameda CA—$48,794—
Clackamas Community College OR—$48,780$10,667
Diablo Valley College CA$37,924$47,992—
North Idaho College ID$39,667$47,957$8,000
Macomb Community College MI—$47,697—
Los Angeles Pierce College CA—$47,676—
Santiago Canyon College CA$35,384$47,522$4,500
Los Angeles City College CA$48,917$47,305—
Hartnell College CA$35,324$47,083—
Northern Virginia Community College VA$33,190$46,886$8,000
Brightpoint Community College VA$30,751$46,281$5,500
Santa Ana College CA$38,923$45,753$9,500
Florence-Darlington Technical College SC—$45,552—
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College VA—$45,283—
Vincennes University IN$38,119$45,244$12,000
Shasta College CA—$45,118—
Germanna Community College VA$33,073$45,085$8,349
Tidewater Community College VA$54,117$45,052$7,500
Coconino Community College AZ$39,186$44,884$9,562
Blue Ridge Community College VA$28,314$44,782$6,525
Chaffey College CA$33,248$44,619—
San Diego City College CA$35,032$44,078—
Los Angeles Southwest College CA$46,272$44,022—
Delgado Community College LA—$43,742—
Rappahannock Community College VA$39,809$43,704—
Laurel Ridge Community College VA—$43,702—
Saddleback College CA$43,636——
Northeast Iowa Community College IA$37,325$43,610$10,825
Paris Junior College TX$29,644$43,280$5,065
Fresno City College CA$42,974——
Montcalm Community College MI$42,863——
Chesapeake College MD$32,139$42,821—
Virginia Peninsula Community College VA$30,000$42,746—
College of Western Idaho ID$38,904$42,484$8,000
York Technical College SC$30,851$42,477$5,500
Edison State Community College OH—$42,299—
Virginia Western Community College VA—$42,073$8,028
National Park College AR$17,193$42,058—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$35,427$41,962$6,640
Piedmont Virginia Community College VA$35,728$41,858—
Southwest Virginia Community College VA—$41,827—
Los Angeles Harbor College CA—$41,568—
Los Angeles Valley College CA—$41,282—
Southeast Arkansas College AR—$41,272$11,162
San Juan College NM$40,976—$9,482
Mountain Gateway Community College VA—$40,734—
Cochise County Community College District AZ$29,520$40,729—
Irvine Valley College CA$40,022——
Imperial Valley College CA—$39,907—
Trident Technical College SC—$39,732$2,480
Modesto Junior College CA$37,999$39,531—
Merced College CA$26,708$39,525—
Isothermal Community College NC$39,484——
Victor Valley College CA$22,522$39,197—
Lassen Community College CA—$39,151—
Wytheville Community College VA—$38,983—
Central Virginia Community College VA$28,439$38,549$7,501
Los Angeles Mission College CA—$38,133—
Antelope Valley Community College District CA—$37,904—
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton AR$30,380$37,792$5,500
Southside Virginia Community College VA$38,546$37,761—
Eastern Shore Community College VA—$36,755—
Three Rivers College MO$27,630$36,642$14,072
University of Colorado Boulder CO$36,603——
Virginia Highlands Community College VA$27,869$36,485—
Paul D Camp Community College VA—$36,028—
Patrick & Henry Community College VA$28,442$35,818—
McHenry County College IL$35,748——
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College AR—$35,337—
University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College AR$30,895$34,929—
Lemoore College CA$31,653$34,843—
Coalinga College CA$30,341$34,822—
New River Community College VA—$34,615—
Luna Community College NM—$33,903—
East Mississippi Community College MS—$33,834—
Yavapai College AZ$32,460——
Compton College CA$32,187——
James Sprunt Community College NC—$30,388—
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College SC$27,105$29,602—
Oakton College IL$29,369——
Lewis and Clark Community College IL$28,994——
Palomar College CA$16,871——