Is a Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities degree worth it?
Across 441 schools, graduates of Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities earn a median $48,587 five years out on $22,967 of debt — most often working as Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$48,587
Median debt
$22,967
Years to pay off
4.6
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
—
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1.9%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
17.1%
$55,048 vs $45,608
Net price
$19,158/yr
Debt-test failures
9.5%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$10,927
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.