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Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree

424 schools compared · Average earnings $37,173/yr

Schools Offering

424

Avg Grad Earnings

$37,173/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

43/100

AI Automation Risk

Low

16% task exposure

Best Schools for Liberal Arts and Sciences

Top 424 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	70 71–68	$62,059/yr	Low	17.5x
2	Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ	67 68–65	$49,779/yr	Low	19.7x
3	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	66 69–61	$54,436/yr	Low	13.8x
4	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	66 67–64	$50,438/yr	Low	17.5x
5	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	66 67–65	$48,391/yr	Low	20.6x
6	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	65 66–63	$49,083/yr	Low	16.9x
7	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	65 66–63	$45,230/yr	Low	19.6x
8	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	64 64–62	$42,795/yr	Low	21.8x
9	National University San Diego, CA	63 67–59	$57,429/yr	Low	9.8x
10	Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT	63 64–61	$44,615/yr	Low	16.8x
11	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	63 65–57	$44,366/yr	Low	13.5x
12	Cameron University Lawton, OK	63 65–60	$43,865/yr	Low	14.9x
13	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM	63 64–60	$43,186/yr	Low	17.2x
14	CUNY City College New York, NY	62 64–60	$43,059/yr	Low	16.9x
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	61 64–58	$49,147/yr	Low	12.0x
16	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	61 64–58	$45,726/yr	Low	13.5x
17	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	61 64–57	$45,074/yr	Low	12.6x
18	Minot State University Minot, ND	61 64–57	$44,614/yr	Low	11.9x
19	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	61 64–57	$43,763/yr	Low	13.7x
20	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	61 63–58	$43,520/yr	Low	14.6x
21	Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH	61 63–58	$41,205/yr	Low	16.4x
22	Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool, OH	61 63–58	$41,205/yr	Low	16.4x
23	Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH	61 63–58	$41,205/yr	Low	16.4x
24	Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH	61 63–58	$41,205/yr	Low	16.4x
25	Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH	61 63–58	$41,205/yr	Low	16.4x
26	Kent State University at Salem Salem, OH	61 63–58	$41,205/yr	Low	16.4x
27	Kent State University at Geauga Burton, OH	61 63–58	$41,205/yr	Low	16.4x
28	Weber State University Ogden, UT	61 62–61	$39,864/yr	Low	22.0x
29	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	61 61–60	$37,981/yr	Low	23.1x
30	Clayton State University Morrow, GA	61 61–60	$37,898/yr	Low	24.0x
31	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	60 62–58	$45,243/yr	Low	13.0x
32	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	60 63–56	$43,524/yr	Low	12.9x
33	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	60 61–58	$42,673/yr	Low	14.6x
34	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	60 62–58	$41,803/yr	Low	15.4x
35	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH	60 62–57	$40,556/yr	Low	15.7x
36	Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH	60 62–57	$40,556/yr	Low	15.7x
37	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	59 64–56	$56,778/yr	Low	7.6x
38	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	59 64–55	$55,339/yr	Low	8.4x
39	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	59 63–53	$43,714/yr	Low	10.6x
40	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	59 63–55	$43,563/yr	Low	12.0x
41	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	59 61–57	$40,892/yr	Low	15.0x
42	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	59 61–56	$40,494/yr	Low	13.9x
43	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	59 61–58	$39,758/yr	Low	17.0x
44	Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID	59 61–58	$39,404/yr	Low	16.6x
45	Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX	59 61–58	$38,253/yr	Low	18.8x
46	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	58 60–57	$103,135/yr	Low	3.3x
47	DePaul University Chicago, IL	58 61–56	$84,066/yr	Low	3.8x
48	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	58 63–54	$49,408/yr	Low	8.9x
49	Ashford University San Diego, CA	58 63–53	$49,010/yr	Low	8.7x
50	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	58 61–56	$42,948/yr	Low	12.3x
51	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	58 62–54	$41,812/yr	Low	10.5x
52	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	58 62–54	$41,661/yr	Low	10.7x
53	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	58 61–56	$41,112/yr	Low	13.5x
54	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	58 61–55	$40,968/yr	Low	13.2x
55	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	58 61–54	$40,793/yr	Low	12.6x
56	University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME	58 60–55	$39,982/yr	Low	13.4x
57	Indiana University-East Richmond, IN	58 61–54	$39,936/yr	Low	12.7x
58	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	58 61–54	$38,899/yr	Low	13.8x
59	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	58 60–54	$38,423/yr	Low	14.2x
60	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	58 59–58	$36,509/yr	Low	19.9x
61	Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK	58 59–55	$36,300/yr	Low	17.3x
62	Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV	58 59–58	$34,883/yr	Low	23.9x
63	Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY	57 60–56	$74,868/yr	Low	3.9x
64	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	57 61–53	$43,996/yr	Low	8.7x
65	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	57 61–52	$42,136/yr	Low	10.6x
66	University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR	57 62–52	$41,530/yr	Low	11.0x
67	West Virginia State University Institute, WV	57 61–52	$41,319/yr	Low	11.0x
68	Dakota State University Madison, SD	57 61–52	$41,119/yr	Low	9.7x
69	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	57 59–55	$40,791/yr	Low	12.6x
70	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	57 61–53	$39,699/yr	Low	11.2x
71	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	57 58–57	$37,716/yr	Low	16.5x
72	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	57 59–56	$35,361/yr	Low	18.8x
73	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	57 58–55	$34,576/yr	Low	18.9x
74	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	56 60–53	$43,752/yr	Low	9.9x
75	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	56 60–54	$42,527/yr	Low	11.2x
76	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	56 60–52	$41,499/yr	Low	10.8x
77	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	56 57–56	$40,740/yr	Low	12.7x
78	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	56 59–52	$39,564/yr	Low	11.6x
79	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	56 58–54	$37,940/yr	Low	13.4x
80	CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	56 60–52	$37,808/yr	Low	12.4x
81	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	56 59–53	$37,786/yr	Low	13.4x
82	Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana, TX	56 59–52	$37,685/yr	Low	10.9x
83	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	56 59–53	$36,809/yr	Low	14.2x
84	Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS	56 58–53	$36,597/yr	Low	13.9x
85	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	56 58–55	$34,707/yr	Low	17.6x
86	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	56 58–55	$34,707/yr	Low	17.6x
87	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	56 58–55	$34,707/yr	Low	17.6x
88	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	56 58–55	$34,707/yr	Low	17.6x
89	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	56 58–55	$34,707/yr	Low	17.6x
90	Florida International University Miami, FL	56 57–55	$34,418/yr	Low	18.0x
91	West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV	56 57–56	$32,909/yr	Low	23.4x
92	Bentley University Waltham, MA	55 56–54	$72,333/yr	Low	3.4x
93	Chicago State University Chicago, IL	55 61–51	$45,762/yr	Low	8.0x
94	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	55 59–51	$41,999/yr	Low	9.6x
95	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	55 59–51	$39,969/yr	Low	10.4x
96	Adams State University Alamosa, CO	55 59–51	$39,546/yr	Low	11.0x
97	University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME	55 59–50	$38,395/yr	Low	9.7x
98	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	55 57–54	$37,938/yr	Low	12.8x
99	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN	55 59–52	$37,440/yr	Low	12.7x
100	East Central University Ada, OK	55 59–51	$37,389/yr	Low	10.6x
101	Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN	55 58–52	$37,035/yr	Low	12.8x
102	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	55 58–51	$35,814/yr	Low	13.1x
103	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	55 55–55	$33,324/yr	Low	19.0x
104	Champlain College Burlington, VT	54 57–50	$71,207/yr	Low	2.2x
105	William Jewell College Liberty, MO	54 58–53	$50,663/yr	Low	7.1x
106	Longwood University Farmville, VA	54 60–51	$46,714/yr	Low	7.3x
107	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	54 59–51	$43,393/yr	Low	8.6x
108	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	54 59–50	$42,976/yr	Low	8.2x
109	Baker College Owosso, MI	54 58–51	$42,426/yr	Low	9.4x
110	Governors State University University Park, IL	54 60–50	$42,107/yr	Low	8.6x
111	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	54 58–52	$40,600/yr	Low	10.4x
112	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	54 57–52	$40,185/yr	Low	10.9x
113	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	54 59–49	$40,009/yr	Low	9.2x
114	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	54 56–53	$38,829/yr	Low	11.6x
115	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO	54 58–50	$38,502/yr	Low	10.6x
116	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	54 58–50	$37,709/yr	Low	9.5x
117	West Liberty University West Liberty, WV	54 58–50	$37,379/yr	Low	11.2x
118	University of Mississippi University, MS	54 57–50	$37,174/yr	Low	11.3x
119	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	54 58–49	$36,783/yr	Low	11.1x
120	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	54 56–53	$35,951/yr	Low	13.7x
121	Langston University Langston, OK	54 58–49	$35,510/yr	Low	11.7x
122	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN	54 57–51	$35,482/yr	Low	12.9x
123	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC	54 58–49	$35,414/yr	Low	12.2x
124	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	54 57–52	$35,270/yr	Low	13.9x
125	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	54 56–53	$34,883/yr	Low	14.6x
126	Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	54 57–50	$34,855/yr	Low	12.6x
127	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	54 54–55	$32,112/yr	Low	19.7x
128	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	54 54–54	$29,605/yr	Low	23.5x
129	Georgetown University Washington, DC	53 53–54	$66,719/yr	Low	3.6x
130	Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY	53 56–52	$62,607/yr	Low	3.1x
131	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	53 57–50	$41,870/yr	Low	8.4x
132	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	53 56–52	$41,398/yr	Low	9.7x
133	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	53 57–50	$41,205/yr	Low	8.9x
134	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	53 58–51	$41,066/yr	Low	9.4x
135	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	53 57–51	$38,478/yr	Low	10.8x
136	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	53 57–49	$37,800/yr	Low	8.8x
137	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	53 56–51	$37,602/yr	Low	11.4x
138	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	53 56–50	$36,845/yr	Low	11.4x
139	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	53 56–49	$35,745/yr	Low	11.4x
140	University of Houston Houston, TX	53 55–51	$35,565/yr	Low	12.4x
141	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	53 56–51	$33,588/yr	Low	14.2x
142	Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV	53 54–52	$33,587/yr	Low	14.9x
143	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	53 54–53	$31,802/yr	Low	17.7x
144	Montana State University Billings Billings, MT	53 52–54	$29,832/yr	Low	20.8x
145	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	53 54–52	$29,803/yr	Low	19.3x
146	Excelsior University Albany, NY	52 52–52	$52,429/yr	Low	—
147	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	52 55–50	$44,240/yr	Low	7.3x
148	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	52 55–50	$44,240/yr	Low	7.3x
149	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	52 55–50	$44,240/yr	Low	7.3x
150	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	52 55–50	$44,240/yr	Low	7.3x
151	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	52 56–50	$43,486/yr	Low	7.6x
152	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	52 55–50	$42,209/yr	Low	8.0x
153	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	52 56–50	$40,273/yr	Low	9.0x
154	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	52 57–49	$39,992/yr	Low	9.1x
155	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	52 56–49	$37,158/yr	Low	10.4x
156	University of North Texas Denton, TX	52 54–51	$36,588/yr	Low	11.4x
157	Delaware State University Dover, DE	52 54–50	$35,998/yr	Low	11.1x
158	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	52 55–50	$35,464/yr	Low	11.7x
159	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA	52 56–48	$35,282/yr	Low	11.3x
160	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	52 52–53	$35,056/yr	Low	13.5x
161	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	52 54–50	$34,883/yr	Low	12.0x
162	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	52 54–50	$34,661/yr	Low	12.3x
163	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	52 54–49	$34,397/yr	Low	12.1x
164	Mayville State University Mayville, ND	52 55–47	$34,306/yr	Low	9.8x
165	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	52 55–49	$33,881/yr	Low	12.6x
166	Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria, LA	52 55–50	$32,463/yr	Low	14.3x
167	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	52 53–52	$30,824/yr	Low	16.6x
168	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	52 52–52	$30,413/yr	Low	17.4x
169	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	52 52–52	$30,286/yr	Low	17.4x
170	University of St Thomas Houston, TX	51 53–49	$53,187/yr	Low	3.0x
171	Athens State University Athens, AL	51 51–51	$50,903/yr	Low	—
172	Trinity Washington University Washington, DC	51 54–50	$50,283/yr	Low	3.8x
173	Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC	51 56–49	$46,654/yr	Low	4.7x
174	Washington State University Pullman, WA	51 56–48	$40,061/yr	Low	7.9x
175	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	51 54–49	$38,083/yr	Low	9.4x
176	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	51 53–51	$36,875/yr	Low	10.8x
177	Iowa State University Ames, IA	51 55–48	$36,532/yr	Low	9.7x
178	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	51 55–47	$36,318/yr	Low	8.3x
179	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	51 55–47	$35,907/yr	Low	8.5x
180	Virginia State University Petersburg, VA	51 54–49	$34,877/yr	Low	11.6x
181	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	51 53–49	$34,573/yr	Low	11.6x
182	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	51 55–47	$34,196/yr	Low	9.7x
183	Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV	51 54–49	$33,815/yr	Low	12.2x
184	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	51 54–47	$33,780/yr	Low	11.1x
185	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN	51 55–48	$33,716/yr	Low	11.5x
186	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	51 54–49	$33,705/yr	Low	12.4x
187	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	51 54–49	$33,295/yr	Low	12.5x
188	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	51 53–49	$31,794/yr	Low	13.7x
189	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	51 53–50	$31,245/yr	Low	14.4x
190	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	51 53–49	$30,397/yr	Low	14.6x
191	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	51 50–52	$29,341/yr	Low	16.9x
192	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	51 50–52	$29,148/yr	Low	17.8x
193	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	51 51–51	$28,324/yr	Low	17.4x
194	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	50 53–48	$62,470/yr	Low	1.8x
195	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	50 50–50	$49,147/yr	Low	—
196	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	50 54–49	$46,408/yr	Low	4.2x
197	Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX	50 52–49	$44,688/yr	Low	5.7x
198	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	50 53–49	$44,240/yr	Low	6.1x
199	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	50 53–48	$40,331/yr	Low	7.7x
200	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	50 54–48	$39,317/yr	Low	8.4x
201	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	50 53–48	$38,083/yr	Low	8.7x
202	Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, CA	50 55–46	$37,985/yr	Low	6.9x
203	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	50 55–46	$35,958/yr	Low	8.8x
204	Murray State University Murray, KY	50 53–47	$34,304/yr	Low	10.4x
205	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	50 54–47	$33,620/yr	Low	11.2x
206	Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR	50 54–46	$32,875/yr	Low	11.1x
207	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	50 53–49	$32,688/yr	Low	12.3x
208	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	50 52–49	$31,568/yr	Low	13.1x
209	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	50 52–49	$31,428/yr	Low	13.5x
210	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	50 48–52	$25,967/yr	Low	21.5x
211	Yale University New Haven, CT	49 52–47	$61,133/yr	Low	1.4x
212	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	49 51–47	$56,094/yr	Low	1.8x
213	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	49 51–48	$53,766/yr	Low	2.5x
214	Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL	49 52–47	$51,054/yr	Low	2.5x
215	Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA	49 49–49	$46,487/yr	Low	—
216	Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	49 49–49	$46,487/yr	Low	—
217	Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA	49 49–49	$46,487/yr	Low	—
218	Antioch University Yellow Springs, OH	49 49–49	$46,487/yr	Low	—
219	Lee University Cleveland, TN	49 53–47	$45,678/yr	Low	3.7x
220	Columbia College Columbia, MO	49 52–48	$45,133/yr	Low	4.6x
221	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	49 53–47	$38,332/yr	Low	8.1x
222	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	49 51–48	$37,677/yr	Low	8.7x
223	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	49 53–47	$37,545/yr	Low	8.1x
224	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	49 52–46	$35,775/yr	Low	9.0x
225	Ball State University Muncie, IN	49 53–47	$35,269/yr	Low	9.9x
226	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR	49 54–44	$34,143/yr	Low	8.9x
227	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	49 52–47	$33,678/yr	Low	10.7x
228	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	49 52–46	$32,082/yr	Low	11.2x
229	Utah State University Logan, UT	49 50–48	$31,049/yr	Low	12.5x
230	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	49 51–47	$30,380/yr	Low	12.6x
231	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	49 48–50	$27,196/yr	Low	16.1x
232	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	49 50–49	$25,441/yr	Low	17.5x
233	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	49 48–51	$25,349/yr	Low	18.7x
234	Regis College Weston, MA	48 51–46	$52,559/yr	Low	1.8x
235	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX	48 50–46	$47,241/yr	Low	2.8x
236	Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI	48 50–46	$47,121/yr	Low	2.8x
237	Siena Heights University Adrian, MI	48 50–46	$44,746/yr	Low	2.8x
238	Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, WA	48 48–48	$44,645/yr	Low	—
239	Aurora University Aurora, IL	48 50–46	$44,614/yr	Low	3.0x
240	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	48 51–46	$42,669/yr	Low	4.0x
241	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	48 51–47	$40,556/yr	Low	5.8x
242	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	48 53–46	$38,583/yr	Low	6.9x
243	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	48 51–46	$38,196/yr	Low	7.0x
244	University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC	48 53–46	$36,241/yr	Low	8.4x
245	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	48 51–46	$36,168/yr	Low	8.3x
246	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	48 49–48	$36,157/yr	Low	9.5x
247	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	48 53–45	$35,746/yr	Low	7.8x
248	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	48 51–47	$35,004/yr	Low	9.6x
249	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	48 53–44	$33,014/yr	Low	8.1x
250	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	48 51–46	$32,889/yr	Low	10.6x
251	Marshall University Huntington, WV	48 52–44	$32,282/yr	Low	9.6x
252	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	48 53–44	$32,082/yr	Low	10.2x
253	Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS	48 53–45	$31,811/yr	Low	10.5x
254	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	48 50–46	$29,471/yr	Low	12.3x
255	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	48 51–43	$28,522/yr	Low	9.9x
256	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR	48 49–48	$26,728/yr	Low	14.5x
257	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	48 46–50	$24,979/yr	Low	17.0x
258	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	48 47–50	$24,706/yr	Low	17.7x
259	Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD	47 50–45	$48,819/yr	Low	2.1x
260	Barry University Miami, FL	47 50–44	$46,015/yr	Low	2.4x
261	Alverno College Milwaukee, WI	47 49–44	$44,812/yr	Low	2.7x
262	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	47 49–44	$43,763/yr	Low	2.9x
263	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	47 49–46	$38,065/yr	Low	6.6x
264	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	47 51–45	$37,742/yr	Low	6.8x
265	Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI	47 52–45	$37,266/yr	Low	6.0x
266	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	47 49–46	$35,767/yr	Low	8.1x
267	University of Maine Orono, ME	47 50–45	$34,404/yr	Low	8.8x
268	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	47 52–43	$33,414/yr	Low	7.4x
269	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	47 51–44	$32,474/yr	Low	9.4x
270	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	47 50–45	$30,318/yr	Low	11.0x
271	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	47 47–49	$25,168/yr	Low	15.6x
272	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	47 43–50	$23,190/yr	Low	16.6x
273	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	46 48–44	$50,614/yr	Low	1.1x
274	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	46 48–44	$48,829/yr	Low	1.3x
275	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	46 48–45	$47,064/yr	Low	2.2x
276	Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	46 49–44	$46,820/yr	Low	1.9x
277	Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	46 49–44	$46,585/yr	Low	1.9x
278	Endicott College Beverly, MA	46 48–44	$45,277/yr	Low	2.1x
279	University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT	46 48–45	$43,743/yr	Low	3.0x
280	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	46 48–45	$43,509/yr	Low	3.2x
281	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TX	46 47–45	$42,522/yr	Low	3.3x
282	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL	46 47–45	$40,874/yr	Low	3.8x
283	Randall University Moore, OK	46 49–44	$38,244/yr	Low	4.5x
284	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	46 49–45	$34,540/yr	Low	8.5x
285	Concord University Athens, WV	46 51–43	$32,499/yr	Low	8.7x
286	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	46 47–46	$31,613/yr	Low	10.5x
287	University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI	46 51–42	$29,588/yr	Low	8.8x
288	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	45 45–46	$45,579/yr	Low	2.5x
289	Friends University Wichita, KS	45 47–43	$41,734/yr	Low	2.2x
290	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	45 45–45	$41,315/yr	Low	3.2x
291	Belmont University Nashville, TN	45 45–45	$41,245/yr	Low	3.4x
292	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	45 49–44	$37,140/yr	Low	5.8x
293	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	45 47–45	$36,362/yr	Low	6.9x
294	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	45 49–44	$34,707/yr	Low	7.4x
295	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	45 49–42	$33,174/yr	Low	6.3x
296	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	45 48–43	$31,492/yr	Low	9.2x
297	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	45 49–43	$31,419/yr	Low	9.0x
298	Alabama A & M University Normal, AL	45 46–44	$28,877/yr	Low	10.6x
299	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	45 48–43	$27,303/yr	Low	11.0x
300	Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA	45 49–41	$23,157/yr	Low	9.7x
301	New College of Florida Sarasota, FL	45 43–47	$20,395/yr	Low	14.2x
302	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	44 46–42	$44,645/yr	Low	1.7x
303	Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA	44 46–41	$40,887/yr	Low	2.0x
304	Baker University Baldwin City, KS	44 46–41	$40,704/yr	Low	2.4x
305	University of Mount Union Alliance, OH	44 45–43	$40,431/yr	Low	3.0x
306	Grand View University Des Moines, IA	44 45–42	$39,996/yr	Low	2.8x
307	Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX	44 45–45	$34,800/yr	Low	7.7x
308	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	44 48–42	$33,245/yr	Low	7.2x
309	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR	44 49–41	$30,901/yr	Low	6.9x
310	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	44 48–42	$30,055/yr	Low	9.1x
311	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	44 46–42	$29,716/yr	Low	9.2x
312	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	44 44–45	$22,144/yr	Low	12.5x
313	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	43 45–42	$46,072/yr	Low	0.7x
314	Union College Schenectady, NY	43 44–42	$45,516/yr	Low	0.9x
315	Simpson College Indianola, IA	43 46–41	$43,635/yr	Low	1.2x
316	Luther College Decorah, IA	43 45–41	$42,926/yr	Low	1.7x
317	Union University Jackson, TN	43 45–41	$41,320/yr	Low	2.0x
318	Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA	43 46–41	$41,141/yr	Low	1.9x
319	Husson University Bangor, ME	43 45–41	$36,809/yr	Low	3.1x
320	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	43 47–42	$35,768/yr	Low	4.2x
321	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	43 47–42	$35,768/yr	Low	4.2x
322	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	43 47–41	$33,745/yr	Low	5.2x
323	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	43 48–42	$33,700/yr	Low	5.4x
324	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	43 45–44	$32,581/yr	Low	8.2x
325	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	43 46–41	$30,939/yr	Low	7.8x
326	New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM	43 48–40	$26,461/yr	Low	8.1x
327	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA	43 45–43	$26,328/yr	Low	10.6x
328	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	43 44–44	$25,197/yr	Low	11.5x
329	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	42 44–41	$39,071/yr	Low	2.5x
330	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ	42 44–41	$39,071/yr	Low	2.5x
331	Hampton University Hampton, VA	42 44–40	$37,179/yr	Low	2.2x
332	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	42 43–43	$29,426/yr	Low	9.0x
333	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	42 47–39	$27,165/yr	Low	7.1x
334	Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA	42 47–39	$25,777/yr	Low	7.6x
335	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR	42 44–40	$19,848/yr	Low	10.5x
336	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	42 44–40	$19,848/yr	Low	10.5x
337	St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY	41 43–39	$38,090/yr	Low	2.0x
338	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	41 44–40	$35,205/yr	Low	3.0x
339	Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC	41 43–39	$33,847/yr	Low	3.1x
340	Benedict College Columbia, SC	41 43–40	$33,120/yr	Low	4.7x
341	Illinois State University Normal, IL	41 43–40	$31,745/yr	Low	6.0x
342	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	41 45–40	$30,437/yr	Low	6.7x
343	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	41 45–40	$30,437/yr	Low	6.7x
344	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	41 45–40	$30,437/yr	Low	6.5x
345	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	41 42–40	$27,221/yr	Low	8.4x
346	Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS	41 46–38	$26,269/yr	Low	6.7x
347	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	41 39–44	$24,851/yr	Low	10.3x
348	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR	41 44–40	$19,848/yr	Low	10.3x
349	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	40 40–40	$39,764/yr	Low	1.5x
350	Neumann University Aston, PA	40 40–40	$35,220/yr	Low	3.0x
351	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	40 42–40	$30,916/yr	Low	6.3x
352	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	40 38–45	$25,046/yr	Low	10.0x
353	New York University New York, NY	39 40–39	$38,447/yr	Low	1.8x
354	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI	39 42–37	$37,266/yr	Low	1.3x
355	Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC	39 42–37	$37,266/yr	Low	1.3x
356	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	39 39–39	$36,993/yr	Low	2.1x
357	Concordia University Texas Austin, TX	39 41–37	$36,012/yr	Low	2.1x
358	Anderson University Anderson, IN	39 41–37	$35,722/yr	Low	1.5x
359	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	39 42–37	$35,658/yr	Low	2.2x
360	Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO	39 41–37	$35,595/yr	Low	1.7x
361	Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX	39 41–37	$34,330/yr	Low	2.1x
362	Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	39 40–39	$33,432/yr	Low	3.3x
363	Arlington Baptist University Arlington, TX	39 42–38	$32,360/yr	Low	3.2x
364	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	39 41–39	$28,620/yr	Low	6.5x
365	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	39 39–41	$24,879/yr	Low	8.9x
366	Portland State University Portland, OR	39 39–40	$23,253/yr	Low	8.6x
367	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	39 37–44	$23,203/yr	Low	9.9x
368	Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO	39 40–39	$21,282/yr	Low	8.7x
369	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	38 39–38	$35,194/yr	Low	2.4x
370	Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack, NH	38 40–36	$33,863/yr	Low	1.9x
371	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	38 38–37	$33,793/yr	Low	2.5x
372	Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, AR	38 40–36	$31,309/yr	Low	2.9x
373	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	38 42–37	$27,784/yr	Low	4.4x
374	Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV	38 42–36	$25,677/yr	Low	5.3x
375	Lander University Greenwood, SC	38 40–38	$25,204/yr	Low	7.4x
376	Glenville State University Glenville, WV	38 43–36	$24,636/yr	Low	6.3x
377	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	38 43–36	$21,170/yr	Low	6.1x
378	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	38 43–35	$21,143/yr	Low	6.0x
379	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	38 36–43	$20,074/yr	Low	9.4x
380	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	37 38–36	$36,318/yr	Low	1.0x
381	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	37 39–36	$35,931/yr	Low	0.9x
382	Seattle University Seattle, WA	37 38–38	$35,398/yr	Low	2.0x
383	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	37 38–37	$34,989/yr	Low	1.9x
384	John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR	37 39–35	$32,974/yr	Low	1.7x
385	Bethel University Mishawaka, IN	37 37–37	$31,754/yr	Low	3.1x
386	Limestone University Gaffney, SC	37 38–36	$31,235/yr	Low	2.9x
387	Oakwood University Huntsville, AL	37 39–35	$30,724/yr	Low	2.5x
388	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	37 37–38	$22,239/yr	Low	7.4x
389	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	37 35–41	$22,201/yr	Low	8.3x
390	Francis Marion University Florence, SC	37 38–37	$21,838/yr	Low	7.2x
391	Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI	36 38–34	$33,555/yr	Low	1.2x
392	North Greenville University Tigerville, SC	36 37–34	$29,506/yr	Low	2.7x
393	Harding University Searcy, AR	36 36–36	$27,686/yr	Low	3.9x
394	Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL	36 38–36	$25,459/yr	Low	5.4x
395	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	35 36–35	$35,316/yr	Low	0.3x
396	Ripon College Ripon, WI	35 37–35	$34,731/yr	Low	0.7x
397	Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ	35 38–34	$32,988/yr	Low	1.2x
398	Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA	35 38–34	$32,598/yr	Low	1.6x
399	Magdalen College Warner, NH	35 37–33	$29,035/yr	Low	2.1x
400	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	34 34–34	$28,890/yr	Low	2.5x
401	Allen University Columbia, SC	34 37–33	$23,371/yr	Low	3.1x
402	Providence College Providence, RI	33 33–34	$31,117/yr	Low	1.7x
403	Drew University Madison, NJ	33 33–34	$28,961/yr	Low	2.2x
404	Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VA	33 33–34	$22,024/yr	Low	4.1x
405	Livingstone College Salisbury, NC	33 34–32	$21,640/yr	Low	3.3x
406	Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	32 34–32	$31,548/yr	Low	0.4x
407	Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	32 35–31	$30,102/yr	Low	1.0x
408	Goddard College Plainfield, VT	32 32–33	$19,331/yr	Low	3.5x
409	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	31 31–31	$28,328/yr	Low	1.4x
410	The New School New York, NY	30 31–30	$27,701/yr	Low	0.8x
411	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	30 30–32	$25,945/yr	Low	1.9x
412	Villanova University Villanova, PA	30 28–33	$25,436/yr	Low	1.9x
413	St. John's College Annapolis, MD	30 31–29	$25,307/yr	Low	1.3x
414	Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID	29 31–29	$25,923/yr	Low	0.6x
415	Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	29 29–29	$25,846/yr	Low	0.7x
416	Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK	29 31–28	$23,445/yr	Low	1.0x
417	Cumberland University Lebanon, TN	29 32–28	$23,264/yr	Low	1.1x
418	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	29 29–30	$22,652/yr	Low	1.9x
419	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	29 28–32	$19,776/yr	Low	2.3x
420	The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	29 28–31	$18,621/yr	Low	2.2x
421	Pace University New York, NY	28 30–28	$25,595/yr	Low	0.2x
422	St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	28 29–28	$23,029/yr	Low	0.8x
423	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	27 27–28	$22,335/yr	Low	1.0x
424	Hampshire College Amherst, MA	27 27–27	$21,113/yr	Low	0.4x

Highest Earning Liberal Arts and Sciences Programs

Schools where Liberal Arts and Sciences graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$103,135/yr	58	Low
DePaul University	$84,066/yr	58	Low
Molloy College	$74,868/yr	57	Low
Bentley University	$72,333/yr	55	Low
Champlain College	$71,207/yr	54	Low
Georgetown University	$66,719/yr	53	Low
Thomas More University	$62,607/yr	53	Low
Drexel University	$62,470/yr	50	Low
American Public University System	$62,059/yr	70	Low
Yale University	$61,133/yr	49	Low

Best ROI for Liberal Arts and Sciences

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Liberal Arts and Sciences.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Clayton State University	24.0x	$37,898/yr	61
Potomac State College of West Virginia University	23.9x	$34,883/yr	58
Florida Atlantic University	23.5x	$29,605/yr	54
West Virginia University at Parkersburg	23.4x	$32,909/yr	56
University of North Georgia	23.1x	$37,981/yr	61
Weber State University	22.0x	$39,864/yr	61
Fort Hays State University	21.8x	$42,795/yr	64
College of Staten Island CUNY	21.5x	$25,967/yr	50
Montana State University Billings	20.8x	$29,832/yr	53
University of Central Florida	20.6x	$48,391/yr	66

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Liberal Arts and Sciences graduates earn?

Across 424 schools, Liberal Arts and Sciences graduates earn an average of $37,173 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $18,621 to $103,135 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Liberal Arts and Sciences?

Liberal Arts and Sciences is rated "Low" for AI automation risk, with an average of 16% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means relatively few career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Liberal Arts and Sciences program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), American Public University System ranks #1 for Liberal Arts and Sciences with a score of 70/100 and graduate earnings of $62,059/yr.

Is a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree worth it?

On average, Liberal Arts and Sciences graduates earn 9.0x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Liberal Arts and Sciences programs across 424 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.