Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Bachelor's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

$66,719
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$112,722
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,072
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#3 of 476
Rank by pay
#3 of 476
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Georgetown University graduates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earn 112% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Georgetown University Compares for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

All 476 colleges reporting liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$147,998$130,328#1$103,135
2Yale University New Haven, CT$113,788$102,446#2$61,133
3Georgetown University Washington, DC$112,722$98,774#3$66,719
4Bentley University Waltham, MA$105,183$92,625#9$72,333
5Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$99,679$94,874#4—
6University of Chicago Chicago, IL$96,510$94,820#5—
7Northwestern University Evanston, IL$93,180$91,549#10—
8Champlain College Burlington, VT$91,533$94,012#7$71,207
9Emory University Atlanta, GA$90,025$93,194#8—
10DePaul University Chicago, IL$86,444$84,931#12$84,066

Other Majors at Georgetown University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
International Business$159,452$81,800#1 of 115
Finance and Financial Management Services$152,744$106,218#4 of 452
Computer Science$143,900$92,974#36 of 349
Health and Medical Administrative Services$143,686$74,354#1 of 275
Accounting and Related Services$141,931$89,564#1 of 796
Management Information Systems and Services$138,263$83,756#2 of 166
Mathematics$127,760$88,081#9 of 309
Economics$118,999$84,460#33 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$117,733$77,479#12 of 1176
Marketing$105,944$74,819#4 of 516
Psychology$99,007$51,959#1 of 1027
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$92,963—
Science, Technology and Society$89,228$51,399#3 of 10
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$84,915—
International Relations and National Security Studies$82,197$50,588#15 of 118
Political Science and Government$79,502$55,247#44 of 565
English Language and Literature$78,370$52,122#3 of 576
Biology$77,132$37,196#36 of 841
History$75,501$49,876#15 of 459
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$73,534$49,699#2 of 6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$70,025$46,190#22 of 225
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$65,574$28,278#9 of 90
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies—$51,388—
Public Health—$50,415—
Sociology—$40,079—
Biological and Physical Sciences—$22,631—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgetown University liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,719 one year after graduating and $112,722 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgetown University rank for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities?

Among 476 colleges reporting earnings for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates, Georgetown University ranks #3 by median pay four years after graduation, and #3 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities at Georgetown University worth it?

Its graduates earn 112% more than the national median for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities ($53,072).

← All data for Georgetown University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.