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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

772
schools offer it
28,669
grads per year
$49,273
median pay 5 yrs out
$43,777-$56,579
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
Southern New Hampshire UniversityD2NH1312$61,845
University of VirginiaD1VA1098n/a
New York UniversityD3NY538$68,008
California State University, FresnoD1CA529$54,909
University of North TexasD1TX405$55,226
University of Louisiana at LafayetteD1LA335$41,481
California State University, BakersfieldD1CA317$58,622
Sarah Lawrence CollegeD3NY312$42,672
University of Nebraska at OmahaD1NE306$53,598
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA300$52,433
University of Texas at AustinD1TX294$65,567
George Mason UniversityD1VA292$59,124
Oklahoma State UniversityD1OK272$56,670
California State University, NorthridgeD1CA253$56,781
California State University, Monterey BayD2CA250$54,702
Texas Tech UniversityD1TX239$54,047
North Carolina A&T State UniversityD1NC237$42,025
California State University, StanislausD2CA236$58,883
Portland State UniversityD1OR233$43,029
Florida International UniversityD1FL229$49,791
San Diego State UniversityD1CA227$58,202
University of Texas at ArlingtonD1TX224$55,901
University of South FloridaD1FL219$52,747
University of OklahomaD1OK203$55,641
Ball State UniversityD1IN199$46,722
Indiana University IndianapolisD1IN196$49,421
East Carolina UniversityD1NC196$44,670
University of Central OklahomaD2OK195$49,223
California State University, San BernardinoD2CA194$55,231
University of IowaD1IA191$59,491
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan CampusD1NJ191$50,319
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityD1LA188$44,723
Indiana University, BloomingtonD1IN187$47,380
California State University, ChicoD2CA184$55,139
Texas Woman's UniversityD2TX172$56,603
Eastern Kentucky UniversityD1KY163$39,737
California State University, Dominguez HillsD2CA161$42,981
University of Texas at San AntonioD1TX160$47,235
Stockton UniversityD3NJ159$56,142
East Texas A&M UniversityD1TX157$45,835
McNeese State UniversityD1LA156$41,559
California State University, San MarcosD2CA155$55,289
Southern Utah UniversityD1UT154$38,062
Western Kentucky UniversityD1KY151$40,352
California State University, SacramentoD1CA150$55,823
University of New MexicoD1NM150$46,977
Pennsylvania Western University, CaliforniaD2PA149$41,585
Pennsylvania Western University, ClarionD2PA149$41,585
Pennsylvania Western University, EdinboroD2PA149$41,585
Texas State UniversityD1TX146$57,785
James Madison UniversityD1VA146$53,680
Northwestern State UniversityD1LA144$47,139
The University of Southern MississippiD1MS144$44,963
University of ConnecticutD1CT143$57,793
Marshall UniversityD1WV143$37,919
California State University, FullertonD1CA141$52,783
Fort Hays State UniversityD2KS141$51,328
Rowan UniversityD3NJ141$54,186
New Mexico State UniversityD1NM141$45,935
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaD2PA141$50,671
Morehead State UniversityD1KY140$39,857
Southeast Missouri State UniversityD1MO139$48,292
Austin Peay State UniversityD1TN139$43,136
Eastern New Mexico UniversityD2NM137$49,919
West Texas A&M UniversityD2TX137$49,345
University of South Carolina, ColumbiaD1SC136$41,776
Georgia Southern UniversityD1GA133$47,052
University of Missouri-Kansas CityD1MO129$48,560
Southern Connecticut State UniversityD2CT128$47,918
Westfield State UniversityD3MA124$50,601
Illinois State UniversityD1IL123$44,962
University of Maine at Presque IsleD3ME123n/a
Seton Hall UniversityD1NJ123$64,659
Oakland UniversityD1MI122$61,563
University of Missouri, ColumbiaD1MO121$53,300
Western Illinois UniversityD1IL120$48,040
DePaul UniversityD1IL119$86,015
The University of North Carolina at GreensboroD1NC119$46,623
California Polytechnic State UniversityD1CA116$64,390
Kent State UniversityD1OH114$50,733
Youngstown State UniversityD1OH113$43,902
Florida Atlantic UniversityD1FL110$47,864
University of ToledoD1OH110$34,428
Rochester Institute of TechnologyD3NY109$45,964
University of North DakotaD1ND105$58,428
Jacksonville State UniversityD1AL104$43,553
East Tennessee State UniversityD1TN100$41,482
Valdosta State UniversityD2GA98$44,444
Morgan State UniversityD1MD98$58,788
University of Alabama at BirminghamD1AL97$50,137
Northern Illinois UniversityD1IL97$50,679
Northeastern State UniversityD2OK97$44,083
University of Wisconsin-Green BayD1WI97$49,378
Tarleton State UniversityD1TX96$47,110
Missouri State UniversityD1MO95$47,696
Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityD2OK91$42,648
University of Massachusetts, AmherstD1MA90$54,887
California State University, East BayD2CA89$58,970
Eastern Illinois UniversityD1IL87$53,353
Buffalo State, State University of New YorkD3NY87$41,463
Middle Tennessee State UniversityD1TN86$51,748
University of KansasD1KS83$57,045
Murray State UniversityD1KY83$44,106
University of Massachusetts LowellD1MA82$45,337
University of California, RiversideD1CA80$61,690
Grand Valley State UniversityD2MI80$53,130
Missouri Southern State UniversityD2MO80$40,509
University of Mary WashingtonD3VA80$56,274
Colorado State UniversityD1CO76$49,230
Wichita State UniversityD1KS76$51,463
University of MississippiD1MS75$46,381
University of Louisiana MonroeD1LA74$54,010
Fayetteville State UniversityD2NC74$40,887
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ73$62,843
Utah Valley UniversityD1UT73$36,343
Coastal Carolina UniversityD1SC72$43,704
Concord UniversityD2WV72$37,562
University of Central MissouriD2MO69$48,240
University of Northern IowaD1IA68$39,695
Frostburg State UniversityD2MD67$46,364