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Best Colleges for Liberal Arts

462 schools offering this bachelor's program, ranked by graduate earnings.

462
Schools
$32,108
Avg. Earnings
$22,364
Avg. Debt

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Top Schools for Liberal Arts

Schools offering this major
# School Location Median Earnings Type
1 Washington, District of Columbia $62,012 Private nonprofit
2 Waltham, Massachusetts $60,146 Private nonprofit
3 Chicago, Illinois $59,756 Private nonprofit
4 Lawton, Oklahoma $58,673 Public
5 Raleigh, North Carolina $55,964 Public
6 Saint Paul, Minnesota $54,713 Public
7 Brooklyn, New York $52,107 Private nonprofit
8 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $52,107 Private nonprofit
9 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $50,022 Private nonprofit
10 Charles Town, West Virginia $49,937 Private forprofit
11 Albany, New York $49,660 Private nonprofit
12 Manchester, New Hampshire $47,846 Private nonprofit
13 Chicago, Illinois $47,327 Private nonprofit
14 Bridgeport, Connecticut $47,260 Private nonprofit
15 Nashville, Tennessee $47,260 Private nonprofit
16 Tempe, Arizona $45,852 Public
17 Lancaster, Pennsylvania $45,852 Private nonprofit
18 Scottsdale, Arizona $45,852 Public
19 Malibu, California $45,696 Private nonprofit
20 Dayton, Ohio $45,696 Private nonprofit
21 Owosso, Michigan $45,529 Private nonprofit
22 Providence, Rhode Island $45,383 Private nonprofit
23 West Lafayette, Indiana $45,277 Public
24 Billings, Montana $43,993 Public
25 Liberty, Missouri $43,798 Private nonprofit
26 Burlington, Vermont $43,798 Private nonprofit
27 Dallas, Texas $43,128 Private nonprofit
28 New Britain, Connecticut $42,775 Public
29 Moraga, California $42,682 Private nonprofit
30 Louisville, Kentucky $42,682 Private forprofit
31 Geneva, New York $42,682 Private nonprofit
32 Ada, Oklahoma $42,682 Public
33 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $42,682 Private nonprofit
34 San Marcos, Texas $42,682 Public
35 Los Angeles, California $42,235 Private nonprofit
36 Rochester Hills, Michigan $41,937 Public
37 Baltimore, Maryland $41,725 Private nonprofit
38 Bridgewater, Virginia $41,565 Private nonprofit
39 Trenton, New Jersey $41,441 Public
40 Farmville, Virginia $41,119 Public
41 Lawrenceville, New Jersey $41,007 Private nonprofit
42 Columbia, Missouri $40,914 Private nonprofit
43 Galloway, New Jersey $40,768 Public
44 Arlington, Virginia $40,485 Private nonprofit
45 Raleigh, North Carolina $40,467 Private nonprofit
46 Carlinville, Illinois $40,456 Private nonprofit
47 Cincinnati, Ohio $40,455 Private nonprofit
48 Hayward, California $40,428 Public
49 Mahwah, New Jersey $40,318 Public
50 Chestertown, Maryland $40,188 Private nonprofit