Bachelor's degree · Liberal arts and humanities · CIP 24.01
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 926 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, together awarding 38,152 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $42,461 one year after finishing and $54,486 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $25,875 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 320 of 868; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester · Private nonprofit | NH | 1,524 | $56,052 | $70,636 | $25,917 |
| Excelsior University Albany · Private nonprofit | NY | 1,172 | $58,001 | $65,229 | $12,500 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville · Public | VA | 868 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New York University New York · Private nonprofit | NY | 656 | $50,154 | $69,408 | $19,500 |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno · Public | CA | 481 | $31,973 | $62,141 | $12,199 |
| George Mason University Fairfax · Public | VA | 383 | $49,718 | $63,361 | $19,500 |
| University of North Texas Denton · Public | TX | 367 | $43,139 | $59,832 | $23,569 |
| The Evergreen State College Olympia · Public | WA | 359 | $31,116 | $44,037 | $22,847 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette · Public | LA | 354 | $37,063 | $45,935 | $27,791 |
| Thomas Edison State University Trenton · Public | NJ | 351 | $52,391 | $63,288 | $22,000 |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff · Public | AZ | 346 | $48,739 | $59,232 | $18,437 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha · Public | NE | 338 | $48,979 | $58,835 | $24,657 |
| Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville · Private nonprofit | NY | 333 | $28,372 | $51,986 | $25,925 |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield · Public | CA | 328 | $31,624 | $66,501 | $9,562 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale · Public | AZ | 326 | $53,343 | $65,014 | $27,562 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach · Public | CA | 293 | $44,000 | $62,682 | $12,914 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin · Public | TX | 293 | $54,280 | $88,106 | $21,500 |
| California State University-Stanislaus Turlock · Public | CA | 287 | $37,600 | $61,539 | $12,500 |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino · Public | CA | 269 | $33,994 | $60,556 | $16,564 |
| San Diego State University San Diego · Public | CA | 268 | $33,277 | $58,585 | $12,500 |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg · Private nonprofit | KY | 266 | $34,990 | n/a | $23,045 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater · Public | OK | 261 | $40,924 | $54,212 | $27,000 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge · Public | CA | 255 | $40,504 | $61,370 | $11,750 |
| California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside · Public | CA | 238 | $44,724 | $60,633 | $11,000 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington · Public | TX | 237 | $46,913 | $57,754 | $23,821 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle · Public | ME | 237 | $43,786 | $40,626 | $14,875 |
| East Carolina University Greenville · Public | NC | 233 | $43,836 | $51,525 | $26,249 |
| Portland State University Portland · Public | OR | 230 | $39,765 | $54,266 | $26,166 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond · Public | LA | 223 | $36,745 | $44,199 | $26,257 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock · Public | TX | 223 | $43,329 | $56,306 | $25,250 |
| University of Central Oklahoma Edmond · Public | OK | 217 | $42,522 | $52,215 | $25,000 |
| Florida International University Miami · Public | FL | 216 | $38,825 | $53,998 | $20,484 |
| Texas Woman's University Denton · Public | TX | 213 | $44,899 | $55,080 | $27,200 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman · Public | OK | 212 | $50,704 | $64,003 | $26,062 |
| University of South Florida Tampa · Public | FL | 212 | $47,170 | $58,607 | $22,139 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro · Public | AR | 205 | $37,317 | $47,107 | $26,250 |
| Ball State University Muncie · Public | IN | 205 | $37,977 | $49,987 | $22,380 |
| California State University-Chico Chico · Public | CA | 204 | $31,996 | $58,493 | $11,435 |
| University of Iowa Iowa City · Public | IA | 202 | $46,502 | $63,299 | $26,500 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington · Public | IN | 196 | $42,340 | $55,250 | $19,500 |
| Stockton University Galloway · Public | NJ | 193 | $52,237 | $57,039 | $24,375 |
| East Texas A&M University Commerce · Public | TX | 192 | $45,013 | $49,570 | $26,665 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis · Public | IN | 192 | $47,553 | $59,058 | $27,000 |
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro · Public | NC | 192 | $38,209 | $47,918 | $27,000 |
| Rowan University Glassboro · Public | NJ | 183 | $47,843 | $53,735 | $24,255 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio · Public | TX | 182 | $44,366 | $54,887 | $25,641 |
| West Texas A & M University Canyon · Public | TX | 175 | $41,887 | $50,042 | $22,500 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson · Public | CA | 170 | $49,568 | $63,087 | $13,000 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck · Private nonprofit | NJ | 169 | $48,823 | $64,425 | $31,875 |
| Columbia College Columbia · Private nonprofit | MO | 162 | $48,670 | $60,390 | $24,750 |
Quick facts: Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities?
- The College Scorecard lists 926 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
- How much do Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $42,461 one year after graduation (368 institutions reporting) and $54,486 five years after graduation (429 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($180,963), Yale University ($134,564), Georgetown University ($120,018), Bentley University ($116,023), and University of Chicago ($98,363).
- How much student debt do Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities graduates have?
- The median institution's Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities graduates leave with $25,875 in federal student loans (401 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Southern New Hampshire University (1,524), Excelsior University (1,172), University of Virginia-Main Campus (868), New York University (656), and California State University-Fresno (481).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (CIP code 24.01), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.