General arts and science (major chosen later): every university, ranked by pay
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at University of Missouri
Bachelor's degree · Columbia, Missouri · 121 graduates in two years
What do Mizzou 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 Mizzou?
Admission is to the university, not the program, at most US schools.
How much does Mizzou cost?
Sticker price for a year, and what students actually paid after grants.
The cost by family income, debt and who finishes are on Mizzou's page.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other universities
The same program elsewhere, Missouri first, then the best paid.
| University | Pay, five years out | Debt | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Seton Hall UniversityNew Jersey | $67,726 | $23,250 | 73% |
| Rochester Institute of TechnologyNew York | $66,348 | $21,500 | 67% |
| San José State UniversityCalifornia | $66,304 | Hidden | 85% |
| University of Massachusetts AmherstMassachusetts | $66,109 | $21,500 | 60% |
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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