Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts is the broad general-studies degree: writing, reasoning, and coursework across fields rather than one occupation. Its earnings median blends graduates headed everywhere from sales to graduate school, which is why the sample size beside it matters.
What Liberal Arts Pays Nationally
$42,801National Median Earnings
38,048Graduates Behind That Figure
1 year after finishingEarnings measured
The national median is the middle graduate across every college that offers this major at the bachelor level. It is also the figure we show for any single college whose own program is too small to trust - always badged, never passed off as that college's own number.
Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs
These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.
| College | Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| St Olaf College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Marquette University | Liberal Arts | Not published | Not published |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Liberal Arts | $44,646 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| DePaul University | Liberal Arts | $91,847 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $39,593 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Northwestern University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
Liberal Arts by State
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