Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Miami Dade College

Miami, FL · Associate's Degree · about 6,858 graduates a year

$25,905
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,753
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,125
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#297 of 947
Rank by pay
#193 of 947
Rank, wage-adjusted
$8,500
Median federal debt

Miami Dade College graduates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Miami Dade College Compares for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

All 947 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
1Maria College of Albany Albany, NY$79,266$75,445#2$60,857
2St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY$74,867$71,258#3—
3Harvard University Cambridge, MA$74,154$65,300#6$40,995
4University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT$65,875$59,309#15—
5American Public University System Charles Town, WV$63,895$75,591#1$52,108
6Excelsior University Albany, NY$63,016$59,978#11$50,464
7Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK$62,432$70,096#5—
8Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL$62,009$70,386#4$55,667
9University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA$61,186$55,675#26—
10Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ$60,803$53,366#63$50,524
…
294Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL$45,814$48,763#191$28,078
295Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA$45,791$41,667#632$30,117
296Morgan Community College Fort Morgan, CO$45,785$42,818#558—
297Miami Dade College Miami, FL$45,753$48,698#193$25,905
298Nashua Community College Nashua, NH$45,696$42,091#612$18,497
299Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN$45,679$43,633#496$28,858
300Yavapai College Prescott, AZ$45,666$46,923#285$36,742

Other Majors at Miami Dade College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Health and Medical Administrative Services$103,137—#1 of 286
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,130$64,608#224 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$83,388$64,692#43 of 560
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$79,084$59,566#1 of 57
Air Transportation$78,726—#7 of 15
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions—$57,932—
Computer and Information Sciences$56,698—#50 of 122
Legal Support Services$56,521$40,782#15 of 109
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$50,008$41,314#202 of 237
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$48,841$41,076#17 of 124
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,023$28,667#297 of 547
Culinary Arts and Related Services$44,371$31,101#15 of 96
Security Science and Technology$41,327—#4 of 5
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$38,693$24,914#383 of 476
Music$37,546—#4 of 9
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$32,202$22,587#8 of 13
Design and Applied Arts—$30,466—
Accounting and Related Services$27,077—#225 of 225
Graphic Communications$24,972$12,448#20 of 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Miami Dade College liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $25,905 one year after graduating and $45,753 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Miami Dade College rank for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities?

Among 947 colleges reporting earnings for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates, Miami Dade College ranks #297 by median pay four years after graduation, and #193 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities at Miami Dade College worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities ($44,125), and the median federal debt at graduation is $8,500.

← All data for Miami Dade College · 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.