General arts and science (major chosen later): every university, ranked by pay
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor's degree · Boca Raton, Florida · 219 graduates in two years
What do FAU liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates earn?
Median yearly pay of graduates who had federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.
What does it take to get into FAU?
Admission is to the university, not the program, at most US schools.
How much does FAU cost?
Sticker price for a year, and what students actually paid after grants.
The cost by family income, debt and who finishes are on FAU's page.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other universities
The same program elsewhere, Florida first, then the best paid.
| University | Pay, five years out | Debt | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State UniversityFlorida | $58,852 | $16,500 | 24% |
| University of South FloridaFlorida | $58,607 | $18,667 | 43% |
| Florida International UniversityFlorida | $53,998 | $17,525 | 55% |
| The University of Texas at AustinTexas | $88,106 | $20,500 | 27% |
| DePaul UniversityIllinois | $82,936 | $35,498 | 76% |
| University of North DakotaNorth Dakota | $71,525 | $22,304 | 77% |
| University of MissouriMissouri | $71,411 | $15,000 | 79% |
| California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoCalifornia | $69,530 | $13,000 | 31% |
| New York UniversityNew York | $69,408 | $18,500 | 9% |
| University of ConnecticutConnecticut | $69,004 | $17,497 | 52% |
| University of KansasKansas | $68,386 | $20,000 | 94% |
| University of MichiganMichigan | $67,900 | $17,356 | 16% |
Where these numbers come from
College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Pay is the median for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
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